jackleg lawyer

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• jackleg — adjective Etymology: 1jack + leg (as in blackleg) Date: 1850 1. a. characterized by unscrupulousness, dishonesty, or lack of professional standards < a jackleg lawyer > b. lacking skill or training ; amateur < a jackleg carpenter > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• jackleg — /jak leg /, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. adj. 1. unskilled or untrained for one s work; amateur: a jackleg electrician. 2. unscrupulous or without the accepted standards of one s profession: a jackleg lawyer. 3. makeshift; temporary. n …   Universalium

• jack|leg — jack|leg1 «JAK LEHG», adjective, noun. U.S. –adj. 1. not skilled or professional; amateur: »a jackleg logger, a jackleg carpenter. 2. using questionable or dishonest practices; unscrupulous: »a jackleg lawyer. 3. temporary; …   Useful english dictionary

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• shyster — Synonyms and related words: Artful Dodger, Philadelphia lawyer, Yankee horse trader, ambulance chaser, blackguard, bunco artist, bunco steerer, cardsharp, cardsharper, carpetbagger, charmer, con artist, con man, confidence man, crafty rascal,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• horse trader — Synonyms and related words: Artful Dodger, Philadelphia lawyer, Yankee horse trader, bunco artist, bunco steerer, cardsharp, cardsharper, carpetbagger, charmer, con artist, con man, confidence man, crafty rascal, crimp, dodger, fox, glib tongue,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• pettifogger — Synonyms and related words: Philadelphia lawyer, ambulance chaser, belittler, bunco artist, bunco steerer, captious critic, cardsharp, cardsharper, carper, carpetbagger, caviler, censor, censurer, common scold, con artist, con man, confidence man …   Moby Thesaurus