shyster

English - Turkish

Definition of shyster in English Turkish dictionary

üçk­âğıt-çı avukat/politikacı

{i} düzenbaz

üçkâğıtçı, sahtekâr

{i} kötü şöhretli avukat

bilhassa avukat

i., k.dili

{i} dalavereci

English - English

Definition of shyster in English English dictionary

Someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics

Someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics, or a con artist

disapproval If you refer to someone, especially a lawyer or politician, as a shyster, you mean that they are dishonest and immoral. a dishonest person, especially a lawyer or businessman (Probably from scheisser , from scheiss )

A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way

{i} trickster, rogue, crook; unethical lawyer or politician

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

Related Terms

shysters

plural of shyster

Hyphenation

shy·ster

Turkish pronunciation

şaystır

Synonyms

ambulance chaser, cheater, chiseler, crooked lawyer, mouthpiece, pettifogger, scammer, trickster, unethical lawyer

Pronunciation

/ˈsʜīstər/ /ˈʃaɪstɜr/

Etymology

[ 'shIs-t&r ] (noun.) 1844. *The origin is mostly likely from German Scheißer (“incompetent worthless person”), from scheißen (“to defecate”), probably influenced by -ster