ambulance chasernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæm.bjʊ.ləns ˌtʃeɪ.sər/us/ˈæm.bjʊ.ləns ˌtʃeɪ.sɚ/informal disapprovinga lawyer who tries to get work by persuading someone who has been in an accident to claim money from the person or company responsible for the accident:
An ambulance chaser contacted her the day she was injured and persuaded her to sue the city council for negligence.
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ambulance-chasing
adjective [ before noun ] usuk/ˈæm.bjʊ.lənsˌtʃeɪ.sɪŋ/informal