shyster

[ shahy-ster ]

/ ˈʃaɪ stər /

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noun Informal.

a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods.

a person who gets along by petty, sharp practices.

Origin of shyster

1835–45, Americanism; probably <German Scheisser, equivalent to scheiss(en) to shit + -er-er¹; final -ser conformed to -ster

OTHER WORDS FROM shyster

shy·ster·ism, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shyster

ambulance chaser, mouthpiece, pettifogger, shyster

Words nearby shyster

shy away from, Shy-Drager syndrome, Shylock, Shymkent, shypoo, shyster, si, siabon, Siad Barre, sial, sialadenitis

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Example sentences from the Web for shyster

On her application for asylum she listened to shyster legal counsel.
DSK Maid Fights Back|Jesse Ellison, Christopher Dickey|July 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
At each stage we spoke dutifully of the scene and its associations; I sketched, the Shyster spouted poetry and copied epitaphs.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
He performs religious duties on Sunday and is a shyster on Monday.
Studies in the Epistle of James|A. T. Robertson
Two trifles, indeed, completed though they scarcely changed my conception of the Shyster.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

A lawyer, doing a thing of this character, is denominated a 518 shyster.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
He is as weak as water,—an ignorant, Godless shyster from the backwoods of Illinois.
The Lions of the Lord|Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for shyster

shyster

/ (ˈʃaɪstə) /

noun

informal, mainly US a person, esp a lawyer or politician, who uses discreditable or unethical methods

Word Origin for shyster

C19: probably based on Scheuster, name of a disreputable 19th-century New York lawyer

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单词	shyster
释义	shyster [ shahy-ster ] / ˈʃaɪ stər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shyster ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods. a person who gets along by petty, sharp practices. Origin of shyster 1835–45, Americanism; probably <German Scheisser, equivalent to scheiss(en) to shit + -er-er¹; final -ser conformed to -ster OTHER WORDS FROM shyster shy·ster·ism, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shyster ambulance chaser, mouthpiece, pettifogger, shyster Words nearby shyster shy away from, Shy-Drager syndrome, Shylock, Shymkent, shypoo, shyster, si, siabon, Siad Barre, sial, sialadenitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shyster On her application for asylum she listened to shyster legal counsel. DSK Maid Fights Back\|Jesse Ellison, Christopher Dickey\|July 6, 2011\|DAILY BEAST At each stage we spoke dutifully of the scene and its associations; I sketched, the Shyster spouted poetry and copied epitaphs. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson He performs religious duties on Sunday and is a shyster on Monday. Studies in the Epistle of James\|A. T. Robertson Two trifles, indeed, completed though they scarcely changed my conception of the Shyster. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson A lawyer, doing a thing of this character, is denominated a 518 shyster. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12)\|Robert G. Ingersoll He is as weak as water,—an ignorant, Godless shyster from the backwoods of Illinois. The Lions of the Lord\|Harry Leon Wilson British Dictionary definitions for shyster shyster / (ˈʃaɪstə) / noun informal, mainly US a person, esp a lawyer or politician, who uses discreditable or unethical methods Word Origin for shyster C19: probably based on Scheuster, name of a disreputable 19th-century New York lawyer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shyster chiseler, trickster, mouthpiece, cheater, scammer, pettifogger, ambulance chaser
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shyster

noun Informal.

Origin of shyster

OTHER WORDS FROM shyster

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shyster

Words nearby shyster

Example sentences from the Web for shyster

British Dictionary definitions for shyster

noun

Word Origin for shyster

Words related to shyster