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Definitions for: Pettifogger
[n] a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
[n] a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
Webster (1913) Definition: Pet"ti*fog`ger, n.
A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods
are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.
A pettifogger was lord chancellor. --Macaulay.
Synonyms: caviler, caviller, quibbler, shyster
See Also: controversialist, disputant, offender, wrongdoer
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