"guttersnipe" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-guttersnipe.ogg [Australia] Forms: guttersnipes [plural]
Etymology: gutter + snipe Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gutter|snipe}} gutter + snipe Head templates: {{en-noun}} guttersnipe (plural guttersnipes)
  1. (derogatory) A person of the lowest social or economic class. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-guttersnipe-en-noun-iUhA4BZ4
  2. (derogatory) A street urchin. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-guttersnipe-en-noun-IlmqvclL Disambiguation of People: 0 40 29 31
  3. (dated, slang) A small poster, suitable for a kerbstone. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-guttersnipe-en-noun-5V1JU2dQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 4 44 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 4 41 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 5 40 45
  4. (dated, slang, US) A broker who sold securities in the street. Tags: US, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-guttersnipe-en-noun-gRyVuFba Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 4 44 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 4 41 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 5 40 45

Inflected forms

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