jackleg
/ˈdʒækˌlɛɡ/
adjective
- Lacking skill or training; amateurish or dishonest.
- He gave some jackleg advice that only made things worse.
- We hired a jackleg electrician, and the wiring was a mess.
- The company lost money because of a jackleg contractor.
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noun
- An unskilled or dishonest person, especially a worker or professional.
- A jackleg tried to sell me a broken watch.
- The town was full of jacklegs pretending to be lawyers.
- Don't let that jackleg touch your car's engine.