different between shyster vs sheisty

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

The etymology of the word is not generally agreed upon. The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as "of obscure origin," possibly deriving from a historical sense of "shy" meaning disreputable. Other sources suggest the word derives from the German Scheißer (“incompetent worthless person”), from scheißen (“to defecate”), probably influenced by -ster.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??a?s.t?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??a?s.t?/

Noun

shyster (plural shysters)

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

   Synonym: pettifogger

Derived terms

• sheisty
• shysterism

Translations

Verb

shyster (third-person singular simple present shysters, present participle shystering, simple past and past participle shystered)

1. (intransitive) To act in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.
2. (transitive) To exploit (someone or something) in this way.

References

• shyster at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• thyrses

English

Etymology

From shyst(er) +? -y.

Adjective

sheisty (comparative more sheisty, superlative most sheisty)

1. shifty, untrustworthy
2. unscrupulous

Related terms

• shyster