| 单词 | ambulance chaser |
| 释义 | ambulance chaserSEE SYNONYMS FOR ambulance chaser ON THESAURUS.COM noun Usually Disparaging.a lawyer who seeks accident victims as clients and encourages them to sue for damages (sometimes used facetiously). Also called, British Slang, accident tout . Origin of ambulance chaserAn Americanism dating back to 1895–1900 OTHER WORDS FROM ambulance chaserambulance chasing, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ambulance chaserambulance chaser , mouthpiece, pettifogger, shysterWords nearby ambulance chaserambry, ambsace, Ambu bag, ambulacrum, ambulance, ambulance chaser, ambulance stocks, ambulant, ambulante, ambulate, ambulation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ambulance chaser
British Dictionary definitions for ambulance chaserambulance chaser nounUS slang a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the lawsuits of accident victims Derived forms of ambulance chaserambulance chasing, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with ambulance chaserambulance chaser An attorney who seeks to profit from someone's injury or accident; also, an inferior lawyer. For example, Karen refused to join any law firm that included ambulance chasers. The practice of suing for damages on behalf of the injured person in exchange for a contingency fee—usually a large percentage of the amount so won—may be older, but this derogatory term began to be used for lawyers who actively sought out individuals injured in accidents who required an ambulance. [Slang; late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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