shyster
/ˈʃaɪstər/
noun
- A dishonest or unscrupulous person, especially a lawyer or businessperson who uses tricky or unethical methods.
- She warned her friend not to trust that shyster lawyer who promised to win the case no matter what.
- The newspaper article exposed the shyster who had been cheating elderly people out of their savings.
- The car salesman turned out to be a shyster who sold me a broken vehicle.