GUTTERSNIPE


Meaning of GUTTERSNIPE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

1. : one belonging to or suited to the lowest moral or economic condition of usually urban civilization : a street urchin : hoodlum

a pint-sized guttersnipe whom he forces to pose as his son — Time

now this bloodthirsty guttersnipe must launch his mechanized armies upon new fields of slaughter — Sir Winston Churchill

2. : a small poster ; also : handbill

3.

a. : wilson's snipe

b. : spotted sandpiper

• gut·ter·snip·ish -pish adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.