guttersnipe

noun
/ˈɡʌtɚˌsnaɪp/US

Etymology

From gutter + snipe.

  1. derived from snípa
  2. inherited from snipe
  3. compounded as guttersnipe — “gutter + snipe

Definitions

  1. A person of the lowest social or economic class.

    • Do not worry, Mrs Kane, we will return you a different boy. The guttersnipe you bring us will not be the boy you get back.
  2. A street urchin.

    • Never lose a chance: it doesnt come everyday. I shall make a duchess of this draggletailed guttersnipe.
  3. A broker who sold securities in the street.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for guttersnipe. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA