They will cry That I'm a pettifogger, fortune-hunter, A beggar.
"The Comedies of Terence"
Publius Terentius Afer
I pass by the rest; but this very day I am on my probation for a crown, and am acknowledged to be innocent of all offence; while you are already judged to be a pettifogger, and the question is, whether you shall continue that trade, or at once be silenced by not getting a fifth part of the votes.
"The Art of Public Speaking"
Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
My opponent was what was known in the States as a pettifogger.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs