Associations to the word «Pettifogger»
Wiktionary
PETTIFOGGER, noun. Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections.
PETTIFOGGER, noun. An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, especially one of lesser skill.
Dictionary definition
PETTIFOGGER, noun. A person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods.
PETTIFOGGER, noun. A disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections.
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.