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词汇 ambulance chaser
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Definition of ambulance chaser in English:

ambulance chaser

noun
North American derogatory
  • A lawyer who specializes in bringing cases seeking damages for personal injury.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Plus it would also put those disgusting ambulance-chasers in their place.
    • Can he be characterized as a greedy ambulance-chaser who is single-handedly responsible for runaway lawsuits?
    • So I have been somewhat irked to find myself being bedeviled with calls from so-called endowment ambulance-chasers.
    • Some of them are just a bunch of ambulance-chasers and a total waste of space.
    • Just to show we are not the cold-hearted, ambulance-chasers of popular myth we have brought you some good news this week.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the reputation gained by certain lawyers for attending accidents and encouraging victims to sue.

Definition of ambulance chaser in US English:

ambulance chaser

nounˈambyələns ˈCHāsərˈæmbjələns ˈtʃeɪsər
North American derogatory
  • A lawyer who specializes in bringing cases seeking damages for personal injury.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of them are just a bunch of ambulance-chasers and a total waste of space.
    • Can he be characterized as a greedy ambulance-chaser who is single-handedly responsible for runaway lawsuits?
    • Just to show we are not the cold-hearted, ambulance-chasers of popular myth we have brought you some good news this week.
    • So I have been somewhat irked to find myself being bedeviled with calls from so-called endowment ambulance-chasers.
    • Plus it would also put those disgusting ambulance-chasers in their place.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the reputation gained by certain lawyers for attending accidents and encouraging victims to sue.

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