Meaning & use
shysters
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people, especially lawyers, who use unscrupulous, deceptive, or unethical methods in their dealings.
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The neighborhood was full of shysters trying to sell fake insurance policies.
He hired one of the sharpest shysters in town to fight the lawsuit.
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Originally 19th-century American slang, 'shyster' was most often applied to dishonest lawyers, though its exact origin is debated.
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swindlerscon artists
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