LOWLIFE


Meaning of LOWLIFE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( plural lowlifes also lowlives )

Etymology: from the phrase low life

1. : a person of low social, cultural, or economic status

wanted to transcribe completely the conversation of the lowlifes — Sinclair Lewis

2. : a person of criminal or low moral character : a shady or disreputable person

among the lowlifes of the underworld — J.V.Ten Eyk

finds his wife has deserted him and with a dirty lowlife too — Ethel Wilson

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