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guttersnipe
[ guht-er-snahyp ]
/ ËgÊt ÉrËsnaÉȘp /
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noun
a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
a street urchin.
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OTHER WORDS FROM guttersnipe
gut·ter·snip·ish, adjectiveWords nearby guttersnipe
gutted, gutter, gutter ball, guttering, gutter press, guttersnipe, guttiform, guttle, guttural, gutturalize, gutturalized
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British Dictionary definitions for guttersnipe
guttersnipe
/ (ËÉĄÊtÉËsnaÉȘp) /
noun
a child who spends most of his time in the streets, esp in a slum area
a person regarded as having the behaviour, morals, etc, of one brought up in squalor
Derived forms of guttersnipe
guttersnipish, adjectiveWord Origin for guttersnipe
C19: originally a name applied to the common snipe (the bird), then to a person who gathered refuse from gutters in city streets
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