chicaner

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A person who uses deception or subterfuge to achieve his or her purpose, especially a legal, financial, or political purpose; a person who engages in petty quibbling. Also: specifically a lawyer who employs dubious or underhand legal practices.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century; earliest use found in Martin Lister (bap. 1639, d. 1712), physician and naturalist. In some forms from French chicaneur lawyer, especially one who employs dubious legal practices from chicaner + -eur




definition by Oxford Dictionaries