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