shysters

noun

plural of shyster
as in lawyers
chiefly US, informal a person who is dishonest especially in politics or in the practice of law
—often used before another noun a shyster lawyer

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Recent Examples of shysters 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
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lawyers
Noun
  • Instead, lawyers inferred it from the language buried inside a document.
    — Neil Araujo, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The requirement to pay the legal fees applies to the lawyers who pressed the lawsuit, not to Lake and Finchem.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Shysters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shysters. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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