pet·ti·fog·ger /ˈpɛtiˌfɔgɚ/
訟棍,騙人的律師
Pet·ti·fog·ger n. A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.
A pettifogger was lord chancellor. --Macaulay.
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pettifogger
n 1: a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses
unscrupulous or unethical methods [syn: shyster]
2: a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty
objections [syn: quibbler, caviller, caviler]