ambulance chaser
nounDefinition of ambulance chaser
: a lawyer or lawyer's agent who incites accident victims to sue for damages
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Then, after Notre Dame cathedral burned in April, architects played ambulance chasers, rushing in with drawings that proposed rebuilding the landmark with such nonsensical features as a rooftop swimming pool and a twisting spire. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Column: How can architects change their image as self-indulgent aesthetes? A Chicago affordable housing design contest offers an answer," 19 July 2019 The once obvious distinction between white-shoe-firm lawyer and ambulance chaser is no longer so clear. — James Atlas, Town & Country, "The Year of the Celebrity Super Lawyer," 3 Dec. 2018 And her lawyer, who a couple of months ago might have been dismissed as a flash-in-the-pan ambulance chaser, turns out to be a guy who graduated from a top-tier law school at the top of his class. — Rachel Dodes, Vanities, "Michael Avenatti Is “Very Flattered” That You Think He’s a Style Icon," 17 May 2018 And Jeff Wall, who has done a creditable job of making Trump seem normal, is reduced to little more than an ambulance chaser in a powder-blue suit—someone whose lying client is making a mockery of the court. — Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine, "With Every Tweet, Trump Turns His DOJ Into More of a Mockery," 5 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ambulance chaser.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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