'Shyster' definitions:
Definition of 'shyster'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods [syn: shyster, pettifogger]
Definition of 'Shyster'
From: GCIDE
- Shyster \Shy"ster\, n. [Perh. from G. scheisse excrement.] A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'shyster'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambulance chaser,
- Artful Dodger,
- blackguard,
- bunco artist,
- bunco steerer,
- cardsharp,
- cardsharper,
- carpetbagger,
- charmer,
- con artist,
- con man,
- confidence man,
- crafty rascal,
- crimp,
- devil,
- dodger,
- fox,
- glib tongue,
- horse coper,
- horse trader,
- jackleg,
- knave,
- land pirate,
- land shark,
- land-grabber,
- lawyer,
- mortgage shark,
- pettifogger,
- petty,
- Philadelphia lawyer,
- pitchman,
- precious rascal,
- rapscallion,
- rascal,
- reynard,
- rogue,
- scalawag,
- scamp,
- scoundrel,
- shark,
- sharp,
- sharper,
- sharpie,
- shortchanger,
- slick citizen,
- slicker,
- sly dog,
- slyboots,
- sneak,
- spalpeen,
- spieler,
- sweet talker,
- swindler,
- trickster,
- villain,
- Yankee horse trader