Australian English Meaning of pettifogger

pettifogger

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Definitions and Meaning of pettifogger in English

Wordnet

pettifogger (n)

a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

Webster

pettifogger (n.)

A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.

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pettifogger

a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods, a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objectionsA

Lawyer,counsellor,lawyer,shyster,advocate,Ambulance chaser,attorney-at-law,Co-counsel,lawyer,counsellor

No antonyms found.

pettifogged => nit-picking, pettifog => pettifogger, petticoated => petticoated, petticoat => Petticoat, pettichaps => Pettichaps,