GUTTERSNIPE


Meaning of GUTTERSNIPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgə-tər-ˌsnīp ]

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 -ˌsnī-pish adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.