Pettifogger Definition, Meaning & Usage

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Why, son of a pettifogger, of an Edinburgh pettifogger. "The Romany Rye" by George Borrow

There we saw some pettifoggers and catchpoles, rogues that will hang their father for a groat. "Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete." by Francois Rabelais

But mark the superiority of British law, and see how the black pettifogger was defeated. "George Cruikshank" by William Makepeace Thackeray

Uncle Edmund was a farmer and a pettifogger. "Our Friend John Burroughs" by Clara Barrus

There we saw some pettifoggers and catchpoles, rogues that will hang their father for a groat. "Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book IV." by Francois Rabelais

A low pettifogger, with the soul of a bullock. "Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Vol. XV., No. 85. January, 1875." by Various

Are you, sir, to be bothered by this pettifogger? "Sevenoaks" by J. G. Holland

We're not a bunch of pettifoggers. "A Daughter of the Dons" by William MacLeod Raine

In returning to my boarding-house I was met by the blackleg pettifogger, who treated me with great coldness. "Secret Band of Brothers" by Jonathan Harrington Green

Why, son of a pettifogger, of an Edinburgh pettifogger. "The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro"" by George Borrow

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