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pettifogger

/'pɛtɪ,fɑɡər/

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noun
a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
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shyster

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offender wrongdoer
noun
a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
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caviler caviller quibbler

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malcontent

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