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noun amer. collocationстряпчий по темным делам* * *1 (n) кляузник; крючкотвор; темная личность; темный делец2 (r) занимающийся сомнительными делами стряпчий* * *стряпчий по темным делам, темный делец* * *[shy·ster || 'ʃaɪstə(r)] n. стряпчий по темным делам* * *амер.; разг. стряпчий по темным делам, темный делец -
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1. n сл. стряпчий, занимающийся сомнительными делами; крючкотвор, кляузник2. n сл. тёмный делец; тёмная личностьСинонимический ряд:pettifogger (noun) jackleg lawyer; pettifogger; rascal; trickster -
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1. n крючкотвор; сутяга; кляузник2. n стряпчий, ведущий сомнительные дела3. n шарлатанСинонимический ряд:shyster (noun) jackleg lawyer; rascal; shyster; trickster -
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1. n мошенник2. n шутл. плут, негодникСинонимический ряд:1. corrupt (adj.) corrupt2. imp (noun) imp; prankster; rogue; wag3. scamp (noun) devil; enfant terrible; limb; mischief; pixie; ribald; scalawag; scamp; skeezicks; slyboots4. scoundrel (noun) blackguard; charlatan; fraud; heel; knave; lowlife; miscreant; rake; rapscallion; reprobate; roperipe; scoundrel; shyster; villain -
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n мошенник, жулик; пройдоха; бродягаСинонимический ряд:1. scamp (noun) devil; enfant terrible; limb; mischief; pixie; ribald; scalawag; scamp; skeezicks; slyboots; villain2. scoundrel (noun) charlatan; fraud; knave; miscreant; rascal; rogue; scoundrel; shyster
См. также в других словарях:
shyster — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person, especially a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous methods. ORIGIN said to be from Scheuster, the name of a lawyer … English terms dictionary
shyster — shys‧ter [ˈʆaɪstə ǁ ər] noun [countable] informal a dishonest person, especially a lawyer * * * shyster UK US /ˈʃaɪstər/ noun [C] US INFORMAL ► a dishonest person, especially a lawyer: »He called Greene a shyster who lied, cheated, and… … Financial and business terms
shyster — noun Etymology: probably from German Scheisser, literally, defecator Date: 1844 a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics ; pettifogger … New Collegiate Dictionary
shyster — noun /ˈʃʌɪs.tə(ɹ),ˈʃɑɪs.təɹ/ Someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics … Wiktionary
shyster — noun informal a person, especially a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous methods. Origin C19: said to be from Scheuster, the name of a lawyer, perh. reinforced by Ger. Scheisser worthless person … English new terms dictionary
shyster — noun (C) AmE informal a dishonest person, especially a lawyer or politician … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shyster — UK [ˈʃaɪstə(r)] / US [ˈʃaɪstər] noun [countable] Word forms shyster : singular shyster plural shysters mainly American informal a dishonest businessman, lawyer, or politician … English dictionary
shyster — shy|ster [ ʃaıstər ] noun count INFORMAL a dishonest businessman, lawyer, or politician … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shyster — /ˈʃaɪstə / (say shuystuh) noun Colloquial 1. a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods. 2. someone who gets along by petty, sharp practices; shicer. {US (early 19th century); ? German Scheisser a contemptible, incompetent person,… …
shyster mine — /ˈʃaɪstə maɪn/ (say shuystuh muyn) noun → shicer (def. 1) …
pettifogger — noun Etymology: probably from petty + obsolete English fogger pettifogger Date: 1576 1. a lawyer whose methods are petty, underhanded, or disreputable ; shyster 2. one given to quibbling over trifles • pettifogging adjective or noun •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
