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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
Sense 1
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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