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Definitions for Shyster
[1] a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods.
[2] a person who gets along by petty, sharp practices.
[3] informal , mainly US a person, esp a lawyer or politician, who uses discreditable or unethical methods
Words related to Shyster
chiseler, trickster, mouthpiece, cheater, scammer, pettifogger
Words nearby Shyster
shy away from, shy-drager syndrome, shylock, shymkent, shypoo, shyster, shīn, si, si derived unit, si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice, si unit
Origin of Shyster
1835–45, Americanism ; probably < German Scheisser, equivalent to scheiss(en ) to shit + -er -er1; final -ser conformed to -ster
Words that may be confused with Shyster
ambulance, chaser, mouthpiece, pettifogger, shyster
Other words from Shyster
shy·ster·ism , noun
Word origin for Shyster
C19: probably based on Scheuster , name of a disreputable 19th-century New York lawyer
Synonyms for Shyster
cheater, chiseler, mouthpiece, pettifogger, scammer, trickster, ambulance chaser, crooked lawyer, unethical lawyer