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ambulance chasers

ambulance chasers is the plural of ambulance chaser.

Meaning of ambulance chaser

Noun

ambulance chaser (plural ambulance chasers)

  1. (derogatory) An unethical attorney who solicits business at the scenes of accidents or in hospitals, in exchange for a percentage of the damages that will be recovered in the case.
    • You know nothing about the law. You're a used-car salesman, Daniel. You're an ambulance chaser with a rank. You're nothing. Live with that.1992, Aaron Sorkin, A Few Good Men, spoken by Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore)
  2. (broadly) An attorney who engages in unethical behavior.
  3. (derogatory) An unethical funeral director or person who engages in the unlicensed sale of services to those who do not yet require them in an attempt to increase business.

Questions about ambulance chasers

What is ambulance chasers the plural of?
Ambulance chasers is the plural of ambulance chaser.

Words near ambulance chasers in the dictionary

  1. ambulacrum
  2. ambulacrums
  3. ambulance
  4. ambulance at the bottom of a cliff
  5. ambulance chaser
  6. ambulance chasers
  7. ambulance chasing
  8. ambulance cover
  9. ambulance covers
  10. ambulance train
  11. ambulance trains

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