guttersnipe
English
noun
Definitions
- (derogatory) A person of the lowest social or economic class.
- (derogatory) A street urchin.
- (dated) A small poster, suitable for a kerbstone.
- (dated) A broker who sold securities in the street.
Etymology
Compound from English gutter + English snipe (cigarette butt).
Origin
English
snipe
Gloss
cigarette butt
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gutter English
- gutterblood English
- gutterdog English
- gutterless English
- gutterlike English
- guttermouth English
- guttersnipish English
- guttersome English
- gutterwork English
- guttery English
- jacksnipe English
- rain gutter English
- seedsnipe English
- snipe English
- snipefish English
- snipelike English
- sniper English
- snipey English
- sneip Norwegian Nynorsk
- snipe Middle English
- igatha Xhosa
- gotro Sranan Tongo