Definition of Petifogger
Pet"ti*fog`ger (?), n. A lawyer who
deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky;
an inferior lawyer.
A pettifogger was lord chancellor.
Macaulay.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections
- An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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