11 Letter Words for Pettifogger
pettifogger
8 Letter Words for Pettifogger
forgette, pettifog
7 Letter Words for Pettifogger
egotrip, figeter, firepot, firetop, foggier, forgett, gigtree, griotte, petitor, pettier, piefort, potifer, pottier, proette, protege, tergite, treetop
6 Letter Words for Pettifogger
eggier, egipto, egriot, epirot, fetter, fierte, fitter, fogger, foiter, forget, forgie, forpet, forpit, fregit, frette, frigot, geiger, george, getter, gitter, goiter, gorget, greige, griege, pegger, perfet, perite, petite, petrie, petrog, petter, pifero, pitter, porett, porgie, porite, potter, preife, priefe, profit, protei, regift, riggot, tertio, tifter, tigger, tipree, tiptoe, titfer, toeier, tofter, togger, tortie, treget, tripot
5 Letter Words for Pettifogger
egger, egret, erept, ergot, etrog, ferie, ferio, fetor, fiere, fitte, foeti, fogie, foret, forge, forte, freet, freit, frett, frigg, fritt, gerip, getgo, gigot, gofer, goier, gorge, goter, greet, grege, grego, greit, grete, grief, grift, griot, gripe, gript, grope, grote, ifree, ofter, opter, orpit, ortet, otter, peert, perit, peter, petit, petre, petri, petro, petti, petto, piert, pirog, pirot, pogge, poire, poret, porge, porte, poter, potti, preif, prief, prote, refit, reget, reggo, regie, repeg, repot, retie, retip, rifte, rotge, rotte, tepor, terfe, tetri, tiger, titer, topee, toper, toret, torte, toter, treif, trigo, tripe, tript, trite, troft, trope
4 Letter Words for Pettifogger
eger, eire, epit, ergo, erie, feer, feet, fete, fett, fier, figo, fire, fitt, foge, fore, fort, free, fret, frig, frit, froe, frog, frot, geep, geer, geet, geir, geit, geog, gere, gift, gire, giro, girt, gite, goer, gore, gorp, gote, gree, gret, grig, grip, grit, grog, grot, irpe, iter, ogee, ogre, orfe, orig, peer, pere, perf, peri, pert, pete, peto, pier, piet, pigg, poet, pore, port, pote, poti, pott, pree, pref, pret, prie, prig, prio, prof, prog, reef, reet, reft, rego, regt, reif, reit, repo, rept, rete, rife, rift, rigg, riot, ripe, ript, rite, ritt, roit, rope, rote, roti, teer, teet, tegg, tepe, terf, terp, tete, tier, tift, tige, tipe, tipt, tire, tite, toft, toge, togt, toit, tope, topi, tore, tori, tort, tote, tree, tret, trie, trig, trio, trip, trit, trog, trop, trot
3 Letter Words for Pettifogger
eeg, eer, eft, egg, ego, eir, eof, epi, ere, erf, erg, ert, fee, fei, fer, fet, fie, fig, fip, fir, fit, foe, fog, fop, for, fot, frg, fri, fro, frt, ftp, gee, geo, ger, get, ggr, gie, gif, gig, gio, git, gog, goi, gop, gor, got, grf, gro, gte, gtt, ife, igg, iof, ipo, ipr, ire, oer, oft, oie, ope, opt, ore, orf, org, ort, pee, peg, per, pet, pfg, pie, pig, pir, pit, poi, por, pot, pre, prf, pro, pte, ptg, ptt, ree, ref, reg, rei, rep, rie, rif, rig, rio, rip, rit, roe, rog, roi, rot, rpt, rte, rti, tee, tef, teg, ter, tet, tfr, tgt, tie, tig, tip, tit, toe, tog, toi, top, tor, tot, tpi, trf, tri, trp, trt
Definitions for Pettifogger
[1] to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.
[2] to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business.
[3] to practice chicanery of any sort.
[4] a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery
[5] any person who quibbles or fusses over details
[6] (intr) to be a pettifogger
Words related to Pettifogger
pettifoghypocrite, chiseler, trickster, mouthpiece, cheater, scammer, nitpicker, quibbler, complainer, niggler, carper, whiner, caviller, faultfinder, impersonator, cheat, faker, sham, fake, sharper
Words nearby Pettifogger
pettifogpetticoat, petticoat breeches, petticoat insulator, petticoat narcissus, petticoated, pettifog, pettifogger, pettifogging, petting, petting zoo, pettipants
Origin of Pettifogger
1605–15; back formation from pettifogger, equivalent to petty + fogger < Middle Low German voger or Middle Dutch voeger one who arranges things; akin to Old English gefōg a joining
Words that may be confused with Pettifogger
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, pettifogambulance, chaser, mouthpiece, pettifogger, shyster
Other words from Pettifogger
pet·ti·fog·ger , noun
pet·ti·fog·ger·y , noun
Word origin for Pettifogger
C16: from petty + fogger, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Fugger, name of a family (C15–16) of German financiers
Synonyms for Pettifogger
cheater, chiseler, mouthpiece, scammer, trickster, ambulance chaser, crooked lawyer, unethical lawyer