shyster
noun
shy·ster
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Definition of shyster
: a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
Examples of shyster in a Sentence
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Fyre Festival shyster Billy McFarland was just caught allegedly selling fake tickets to the Met Ball. — refinery29.com, "This Queer Eye Episode Fits Right In With The Summer Of Scamming," 15 June 2018 Some cryptocurrency pioneers think alt-coins are thus more like penny stocks—ones that get talked up by shysters to lure in naive investors, who get fleeced. — Kotryna Zukauskaite, Smithsonian, "What the Founding Fathers’ Money Problems Can Teach Us About Bitcoin," 20 Mar. 2018 So Tillerson stepped down as the CEO of one of the largest corporations in the world to cap his career spending one year being jerked around by a louche New York City shyster. — Rob Tornoe, Philly.com, "Rex Tillerson replaced by Mike Pompeo: Reaction to Trump's move," 13 Mar. 2018 The Wiz himself is played as a compelling shyster of self-affirmation with a cheery smile by Rahim Glaspy. — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, "Exuberant performances, top-notch voices enliven 'The Wiz'," 14 June 2017 Throughout the Anthony trial, local and national media presented Baez as a strip-mall shyster in a bad brown suit who lacked the experience and pedigree to take on such a prominent case. — Alex French, Esquire, "The Man Who Knows Aaron Hernandez's Secrets," 15 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shyster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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shyster
noun
English Language Learners Definition of shyster
chiefly US, informal
: a dishonest person
especially
: a dishonest lawyer or politician
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