"pettifogger" in the noun sense
1. shyster, pettifogger
a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
2. quibbler, caviller, caviler, pettifogger
a disputant who quibbles someone who raises annoying petty objections
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