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单词 shyster
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
shy•ster /ˈʃaɪstɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a lawyer who uses dishonest methods.
  2. one who gets along by dishonest practices.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
shy•ster  (shī′stər),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods.
  2. a person who gets along by petty, sharp practices.
  • German Scheisser, equivalent. to scheiss(en) to shit + -er -er1; final -ser conformed to -ster
  • probably 1835–45, American.
shy′ster•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shyster /ˈʃaɪstə/ n
  1. informal chiefly US a person, esp a lawyer or politician, who uses discreditable or unethical methods
Etymology: 19th Century: probably based on Scheuster, name of a disreputable 19th-century New York lawyer
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