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Meaning of "shyster" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHYSTER

Probably based on Scheuster, name of a disreputable 19th-century New York lawyer.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHYSTER

shyster  [ˈʃaɪstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHYSTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shyster is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHYSTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shyster

A shyster /ˈʃaɪstər/ is a slang word for someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law, politics or business.

Definition of shyster in the English dictionary

The definition of shyster in the dictionary is a person, esp a lawyer or politician, who uses discreditable or unethical methods.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHYSTER


capellmeister
kæˈpɛlˌmaɪstə
concertmeister
ˈkɒnsətˌmaɪstə
dyester
ˈdaɪstə
forester
ˈfɒrɪstə
heister
ˈhaɪstə
kapellmeister
kæˈpɛlˌmaɪstə
lister
ˈlɪstə
manchester
ˈmæntʃɪstə
minister
ˈmɪnɪstə
mister
ˈmɪstə
Mr
ˈmɪstə
oyster
ˈɔɪstə
register
ˈrɛdʒɪstə
Rochester
ˈrɒtʃɪstə
sister
ˈsɪstə
spinmeister
ˈspɪnˌmaɪstə
transistor
trænˈzɪstə
twister
ˈtwɪstə
vista
ˈvɪstə
winchester
ˈwɪntʃɪstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHYSTER

shuttle armature
shuttle bus
shuttle diplomacy
shuttle movement
shuttle service
shuttlecock
shuttleless
shuttler
shuttlewise
shwa
shwe-shwe
shy
shyer
shyish
Shylock
shyly
Shymkent
shyness
shypoo
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SHYSTER

bush oyster
Cheshire West and Chester
cluster
clyster
disaster
Easter
faster
foster
master
monster
pearl oyster
polyester
poster
prairie oyster
seed oyster
tryster
vegetable oyster
webmaster
Worcester oyster
xyster

Synonyms and antonyms of shyster in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shyster» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHYSTER

Find out the translation of shyster to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shyster from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shyster» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

讼棍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

picapleitos
570 millions of speakers

English

shyster
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shyster
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المخادع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стряпчий по темным делам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rábula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মতলবাজ উকিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escroc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Curang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rechtsverdreher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪徳弁護士
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악덕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya mangkene
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shyster
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐயத்திற்கிடமான முறையில் தன் தொழிலைக் கையாளும் வழக்குரைஞர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिरस्त्राण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düzenbaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

filibustiere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shyster
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стряпчий по темних справах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shyster
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασυνείδητος δικηγόρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shyster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shyster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shyster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shyster

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHYSTER»

The term «shyster» is regularly used and occupies the 67.371 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHYSTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shyster» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shyster» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shyster

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHYSTER»

Discover the use of shyster in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shyster and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Shyster
THE STORY: Harry Sobel comes back to the Lower East Side a week late for his father's funeral.
Bryan Goluboff, 2000
2
The Shyster's Daughter
" She teaches at California State University and lives in Southern California with her husband and stepsons. This is her first book.
Paula Priamos, 2012
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Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel: the Marx Brothers' lost ...
Gathers transcriptions of the Marx Brothers radio show, and discusses the background of the show
Michael Barson, Marx Brothers, 1988
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Shyster
Becky's experience in owning a cat helps her in dealing with the departure of her father and the new man in her mother's life.
Elizabeth-Ann Sachs, 1985
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SHYSTER: The Program
SHYSTER is of a general design: it provides advice in areas of case law that have been specified by a legal expert using a specification language, indicating the cases and attributes of importance in those areas. Four different, and disparate, ...
James Popple, 1995
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The Yale Law Journal
By Ashley Cockrill, President of the Arkansas Bar Association. The shyster lawyer has existed so long, and has been so generally referred to as "shyster," that it is a matter of some surprise to learn that the word is of comparatively recent origin.
‎1912
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How to Hook a Shyster: Bottom Fishing for Lawyers Willing to ...
The book is a collection of genuine correspondence among Dumont and his lawyers dealing with bizarre, ridiculous problems.
Kenneth L McElwee, 2010
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American Law School Review
It is the shyster who has made the legal profession the butt of so many puns and sallies, such as Ben Johnson's proposed epitaph of, "God works wonders now and then ; Here lies a lawyer — an honest man." Thought of the shyster prompted  ...
Alfred Finley Mason, Samuel Epes Turner, 1911
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The Joliet Prison Post
By George Williams A Prisoner One of the many afflictions that beset a prisoner and from which he has little protection, is the shyster lawyer. The money he takes from the man behind the walls and his relatives is enormous. He preys upon the ...
‎1914
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The Blue and Gold
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‎1888

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHYSTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shyster is used in the context of the following news items.
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Missouri S&T etymologist recognized for lifetime achievement
“For example, the Oxford English Dictionary says 'origin unknown' for the word 'shyster,' and the unabridged Webster's dictionary derives it from a lawyer named ... «Missouri S&T News and Research, Jun 15»
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Let's give this shyster a shiner, says RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
I'm sure that came as a great comfort to all those innocent soldiers who have had their lives ruined by Shiner's shysters. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
3
'Better Call Saul': Michael McKean is relative angel to Bob …
'Better Call Saul': Michael McKean is relative angel to Bob Odenkirk's future shyster. by George Dickie at 05:02 PM on Feb 8, 2015 ... «Zap2it.com, Feb 15»
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Manhattan Beach Shyster Ordered To Pay $1.4 Million For …
Manhattan Beach Shyster Ordered To Pay $1.4 Million For Scamming Facebook. 1. By Ned Berke on January 20, 2015 News & Features. Grunin in 2012, in a ... «Sheepshead Bites, Jan 15»
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Families conned out of millions in savings to UAE 'shyster developer …
Families were conned out of millions of pounds in life savings after handing over cash for luxury seaview apartments in UAE to a 'shyster developer'. At least 25 ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
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Phuket Pyramid Shyster Amassed Fortune in Thailand, China and …
PHUKET: A Chinese man arrested over a multi-million dollar pyramid scheme in Bangkok is being brought back to Phuket where his allegedly illegal empire ... «Phuketwan, Oct 14»
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Police beat 9/10/14: Shysters, thieves and generalized mayhem
At around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday morning an 18-year-old Little Rock man went into the Comfort Suites lobby yelling and screaming and kicking things in an ... «Log Cabin Democrat, Sep 14»
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Snyder shyster's shot to shorten sentence shunned
MIDDLEBURG — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the 12½-year to 78-year prison sentence of Middleburg businessman Kurt J. Keiper for bilking ... «Sunbury Daily Item, Aug 14»
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Australian Water Holdings head Nick Di Girolamo a shyster, ICAC told
THE head of Australian Water Holdings Nick Di Girolamo was just an “old fashioned shyster, fraudster”, counsel assisting the Independent Commission Against ... «The Australian, Apr 14»
10
Joe McCulloch: The Shyster Is Back!
So here's Columbia, S.C. ambulance chaser Joe McCulloch reaching out to business owners in the violence-prone Five Points region of South Carolina's capital ... «FITSNews, Apr 14»

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