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shyster::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pettifogger |
| Type of | offender, wrongdoer |
Examples of shyster
shyster
One of her friends tested the shyster and replied, asking where to send money.
From the denverpost.com
If Mauro had been a shyster broker, they could have been cheated out of money.
From the foxbusiness.com
Brych was a Czech quack, a shyster who pretended to be a cancer doctor with a cure.
From the nzherald.co.nz
No chance of this shyster government trimming the sails of private landlords, either.
From the guardian.co.uk
Bartolo had the right balance of shyster lawyer and amusing father figure.
From the kansas.com
Al and Frank are hired by a limp-wristed shyster to locate his girl friend.
From the time.com
Even Rourke, as the ironic shyster who keeps live sharks in his office, is fun to watch.
From the orlandosentinel.com
She's just lucky she has our shyster Greek politicians standing between her and the Greek people.
From the economist.com
Back then, you were supposed to laugh at the attitude of Cleese playing a total shyster banker.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
- A shyster is a slang word for someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.
- SHYSTER is a legal expert system developed at the Australian National University in Canberra. It was written as the doctoral dissertation of James Popple under the supervision of Robin Stanton, Roger Clarke, Peter Drahos, and Malcolm Newey. ...
- (Shysters) A charlatan (also called swindler or mountebank) is a person practising quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, fame or other advantages via some form of pretence or deception.
- Lawyer (Farewell, 111)
