ambulance chaser
noun/ˈæmbjələns tʃeɪsə(r)/
/ˈæmbjələns tʃeɪsər/
(informal, disapproving, especially North American English)- a lawyer who earns money by encouraging people who have been in an accident to make claims in courtWord Originlate 19th cent.: from the reputation gained by certain lawyers for attending accidents and encouraging victims to sue.
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