shyster
noun /ˈʃaɪstə(r)/
/ˈʃaɪstər/
(informal, especially North American English)- a dishonest person, especially a lawyer
不择手段的人;卑鄙小人;(尤指)奸诈的律师 词源mid 19th cent.: said to be from Scheuster, the name of a lawyer whose behaviour provoked accusations of “scheuster” practices, perhaps reinforced by German Scheisser ‘worthless person’.