n.
Pronunciation: ' g ə -t ə r- ˌ sn ī p
Function: noun
Date: circa 1869
1 : a homeless vagabond and especially an outcast boy or girl in the streets of a city
2 : a person of the lowest moral or economic station
– gut · ter · snip · ish \ - ˌ sn ī -pish \ adjective