lowlife

[ loh-lahyf ]
/ ˈloʊˌlaɪf /
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noun, plural low·lifes.

a despicable person, especially a degenerate or immoral person.

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Origin of lowlife

First recorded in 1785–95; low1 + life

Words nearby lowlife

Lowlands, Low Latin, low-level, low-level language, low-level waste, lowlife, lowlight, lowlihead, low-loader, lowly, low-lying
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Words related to lowlife

wretched, vile, contemptible, reprehensible, loathsome, degrading, shameful, disreputable, disgraceful, culprit, pickpocket, hoodlum, felon, wrongdoer, crook, swindler, rascal, villain, con artist, devil

British Dictionary definitions for lowlife

lowlife
/ (ˈləʊˌlaɪf) /

noun plural -lifes

slang
  1. a member or members of the underworld
  2. (as modifier)his lowlife friends
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