guttersnipe

• Nom désignant un enfant, souvent issu d'un quartier pauvre, qui passe la plupart de son temps dans la rue, en particulier dans les taudis ou les bas-fonds.

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.

   enfant des rues

   • 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.

   Synonymesgaminragamuffinstreet childstreet urchinurchinwaif

2. Vulgar or uncouth personC2informal

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

   Personne vulgaire ou mal élevée

   • 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.

   Synonymesbarbarianboorchurlloutoafphilistineroughneckrowdyvulgarianyahoo

   Antonymesaristocratgentlemanladysnob