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Definition of ambulance chaser noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ambulance chaser

noun

/ˈæmbjələns tʃeɪsə(r)/

/ˈæmbjələns tʃeɪsər/

(informal, disapproving, especially North American English)

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a lawyer who earns money by encouraging people who have been in an accident to make claims in court
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from the reputation gained by certain lawyers for attending accidents and encouraging victims to sue.

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