No, the word shyster did not come from Shakespeare’s Shy-lock.
It came from a Mr. Scheuster, an unscrupulous American criminal lawyer in the 1840s.
Did the word shyster come from Shakespeare’s Shy-lock?
No, the word shyster did not come from Shakespeare’s Shy-lock.
It came from a Mr. Scheuster, an unscrupulous American criminal lawyer in the 1840s.