PETTIFOGGER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a disputant who quibbles
   • someone who raises annoying petty objections
   Synonym(s)
   • caviler (what does caviler mean?)
   • caviller (what does caviller mean?)
   • quibbler (what does quibbler mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pettifogger is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disputant (what does disputant mean?)
   • controversialist (what does controversialist mean?)
   • eristic (what does eristic mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • quibble (what does quibble mean?)
   • niggle (what does niggle mean?)
   • pettifog (what does pettifog mean?)
   • bicker (what does bicker mean?)
   • squabble (what does squabble mean?)
   • brabble (what does brabble mean?)
   • cavil (what does cavil mean?)
   • carp (what does carp mean?)
   • chicane (what does chicane mean?)
   • cavil (what does cavil mean?)
   • carp (what does carp mean?)
   • chicane (what does chicane mean?)
   • quibble (what does quibble mean?)
   • quibble (what does quibble mean?)
   • niggle (what does niggle mean?)
   • pettifog (what does pettifog mean?)
   • bicker (what does bicker mean?)
   • squabble (what does squabble mean?)
   • brabble (what does brabble mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
   Synonym(s)
   • shyster (what does shyster mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pettifogger is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wrongdoer (what does wrongdoer mean?)
   • offender (what does offender mean?)