What is another word for pettifogger?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɛtɪfˌɒɡə], [ pˈɛtɪfˌɒɡə], [ p_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_f_ˌɒ_ɡ_ə]
Synonyms for Pettifogger:
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n.
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- mouthpiece .
- actor ,
- beguiler ,
- beguilers ,
- bluffer ,
- bluffers ,
- charlatan ,
- deceiver ,
- empiric ,
- fake ,
- faker ,
- four-flusher ,
- fourflusher ,
- fraud ,
- hypocrite ,
- imitator ,
- impersonator ,
- masquerader ,
- masqueraders ,
- mimic ,
- mocker ,
- mockers ,
- mountebank ,
- pettifogger ,
- phonies ,
- phony ,
- pretender ,
- pseudo ,
- quack ,
- scorner ,
- sham .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- Bickerer ,
- CONMAN ,
- Censurer ,
- Cursitor ,
- Frondeur ,
- Hairsplitter ,
- Mystificator ,
- Obscurer ,
- Palterer ,
- Tergiversator ,
- ambulance chaser ,
- arguer ,
- attorney ,
- belittler ,
- braggart ,
- captious critic ,
- cardsharp ,
- cardsharper ,
- carper ,
- carpetbagger ,
- censor ,
- common scold ,
- con artist ,
- con man ,
- confidence man ,
- contender ,
- controversialist ,
- counselor ,
- crimp ,
- criticizer ,
- debater ,
- disputant ,
- dissenter ,
- equivocator ,
- faultfinder ,
- fencer ,
- fixer ,
- hedger ,
- horse trader ,
- imposter ,
- impostor ,
- jackleg ,
- momus ,
- mystifier ,
- niggler ,
- nitpicker ,
- notary ,
- notary public ,
- obscurantist ,
- offender ,
- pedant ,
- pettifogging ,
- picker ,
- pitchman ,
- prevaricator ,
- prig ,
- proctor ,
- pussyfoot ,
- pussyfooter ,
- rascal ,
- rogue ,
- rook ,
- scold ,
- scoundrel ,
- scrivener ,
- shark ,
- sharp ,
- sharper ,
- sharpie ,
- shuffler ,
- skinner ,
- slicker ,
- solicitor ,
- spieler ,
- trickster ,
- vakil ,
- wrangler ,
- writer ,
- wrongdoer .
How to use "Pettifogger" in context?
The word "pettifogger" has been used to describe a person who fusses excessively and tries to prevent others from doing their job. The roots of this term come from the early 1800s, when British mills were using tools called pettifoggers to clean the coal and other materials that were used in the mill. The pettifoggers would push the material around with a stick, making sure that it was all clean.
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