philadelphia lawyer

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение philadelphia lawyer в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

A clever, crafty, or otherwise extremely adroit practitioner of law

A shrewd attorney adept at the discovery and manipulation of legal technicalities

Связанные Термины

Philadelphia lawyers

plural form of Philadelphia lawyer

Расстановка переносов

Phil·a·del·phi·a law·yer

Турецкое произношение

fîlıdelfiı loyır

Синонимы

legal beagle, legal eagle, horse trader, shrewd attorney, shyster, trickster

Произношение

/ˌfələˈdelfēə ˈloiər/ /ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiːə ˈlɔɪɜr/

Этимология

() Possibly derived from Andrew Hamilton's skillful defense of John Peter Zenger in 1735, though, as the phrase is not attested until 1788, this is uncertain.