varmint

• Nom désignant une personne agaçante ou désagréable, ou tout animal sauvage, généralement nuisible ou prédateur, considéré comme indésirable.

A noun referring to an irritating or obnoxious person, or any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable, such as a coyote.

1. Annoying personB2informalamerican

   A person who is irritating, troublesome, or obnoxious.

   Personne énervante

   • That little varmint keeps stealing apples from my tree.
   • Don't be such a varmint; stop teasing your sister.
   • The old man called the noisy kids a bunch of varmints.

   Synonymesannoyancebotherirritantnuisancepesttroublemaker

   Antonymesblessingcomfortdelightjoytreasure

2. Undesirable wild animalB2informalamerican

   A wild animal, often a predator, that is considered a pest or nuisance.

   Animal nuisible sauvage

   • The farmer set traps to catch the varmint that was killing his chickens.
   • Coyotes are often seen as varmints by ranchers.
   • A varmint got into the shed and made a mess.

   Synonymesnuisancepestvermin