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guttersnipe

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡʌtəˌsnaɪp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgʌtɚˌsnaɪp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gut′ər snīp′)

gut•ter•snipe /ˈgʌtɚˌsnaɪp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a person belonging to the lowest social group in a city.
a street urchin.

gut•ter•snipe (gut′ər snīp′),USA pronunciation n.

a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
a street urchin.

gutter + snipe 1855–60

gut′ter•snip′ish, adj.

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guttersnipe /ˈɡʌtəˌsnaɪp/ n

a child who spends most of the time in the streets, esp in a slum area

Etymology: 19th Century: originally a name applied to the common snipe (the bird), then to a person who gathered refuse from gutters in city streets

'guttersnipe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ragamuffin

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