Word of the Day – Pettifogger

•  Noun: Pettifogger
  1. a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable :  shyster
  2. one given to quibbling over trifles

• Synonyms:
  1. Dishonest
  2. Fraud
  3. Corruption
  4. Cheating
  5. Deception
  6. Deceit
  7. Gerrymandering

• Usage:

“He owed me for the councillor, the pettifogger!”

• Encountered:

While reading Twenty Years After by Alexandre

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