shyster

English

Alternative forms

• schister, scheister, sheister, schyster, shister, shaista, shiester, schiester

Etymology

The origin is mostly likely from German Scheißer (“incompetent worthless person”), from scheißen (“to defecate”), probably influenced by -ster

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈʃʌɪs.tə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA: /ˈʃaɪs.tɚ/

Noun

shyster (plural shysters)

1. Someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.

Translations

someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way

References

• shyster at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• thyrses