guttersnipe

• Substantiv, das ein Kind aus ärmlichen städtischen Verhältnissen bezeichnet, das sich viel auf der Straße herumtreibt; abwertend auch für einen ungehobelten, verwahrlosten oder sozial verachteten Menschen.

A noun referring to a child, often from a poor urban area, who spends most of their time on the streets, particularly in slum neighborhoods.

1. Street childC1informal

   A child who spends most of their time in the streets, especially in poor or slum areas.

   Straßenkind

   • The novel tells the story of a guttersnipe who rises from poverty to wealth.
   • In Victorian London, guttersnipes were often seen begging on street corners.
   • The old man remembered his childhood as a guttersnipe in the slums.

   Synonymegaminragamuffinstreet childstreet urchinurchinwaif

2. Vulgar or uncouth personC2informal

   A person who is considered vulgar, ill-mannered, or of low social standing.

   Vulgärer oder ungehobelter Mensch

   • He behaved like a guttersnipe at the formal dinner.
   • The politician called his opponent a guttersnipe during the debate.
   • She refused to associate with such guttersnipes.

   Synonymebarbarianboorchurlloutoafphilistineroughneckrowdyvulgarianyahoo

   Antonymearistocratgentlemanladysnob