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SHYSTER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does shyster mean?

• SHYSTER (noun)
The noun SHYSTER has 1 sense:

1. a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

Familiarity information: SHYSTER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SHYSTER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pettifogger; shyster

Hypernyms ("shyster" is a kind of...):

offender; wrongdoer (a person who transgresses moral or civil law)

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