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pettifogger
/ ˈɛɪˌɒɡə /
noun
- a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery
- any person who quibbles or fusses over details
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Derived Forms
- ˈٳپˌڴDz, noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pettifogger1
C16: from petty + fogger, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Fugger, name of a family (C15–16) of German financiers
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For nearly three years now, I’ve been fascinated by the performance art of this blustering pettifogger.
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“The noun pettifogger has two main senses: ‘A lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable; shyster’ and ‘one given to quibbling over trifles.’
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The verb was actually formed from the noun "pettifogger", which was used in the 16th Century to describe those who would argue over minor details in a fee.
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He hated Mr. Bonamy for a puritanical old pettifogger; but that was no reason why he should be rude to his daughter.
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"That a son of mine should lack the spirit to turn on these pettifoggers!"
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