pettifoggers

noun

plural of pettifogger
1
as in ambulance chasers

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as in criticasters

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  1. lawyers
  2. purists
  3. shysters
  4. perfectionists
  5. legal eagles
Noun
  • This includes legal threats that Theranos’ lawyers leveled against him as well as against two of his sources, Tyler Shultz and Erika Cheung.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The outlet also reported that Marshall's lawyers sought arrest warrants for at least 81 patients who missed their court dates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • What began as a few purists chasing a vibe became an ingredient an entire industry pays extra for.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • This gift box contains eight bars, spanning from 58 to 80% cacao, in flavors like banana foster and green tea crunch for the adventurous and pink sea salt or pure cacao, dates, and vanilla for the purists.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of purists
Noun
  • The despicable Lindsay Clancy lawyer, using a repulsive alternative defense, shows the egregious chutzpah some shysters resort to to get a client off.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Definition of shysters
Noun
  • The conductors who oversee the recording of the movie scores are portrayed as hyper-demanding corporate perfectionists.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Kurtz said the partners are all perfectionists, and that carries over to their cup quality.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of perfectionists
Noun
  • As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a new group of legal eagles led by Amell's Ted, who was revealed to have a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff).
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
  • That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of legal eagles
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