Definition of Guttersnipe
Guttersnipe
gut·ter·snipe
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
(derogatory) a scruffy person, especially a child, who is cast out, homeless, and often poorly-behaved, living on the streets of a city;
e.g. She lived as a guttersnipe for years, selling flowers to earn a living.
(noun)
a person belonging to the lowest economic or moral level;
e.g. They refused to speak to a guttersnipe like him.
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