From WordNet:
The noun "pettifogger" has 2 senses in WordNet. 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)
From WordNet:
The noun "pettifogger" has 2 senses in WordNet. 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)