guttersnipe

n. 街头流浪儿, 穷途末路的人

发音

US /ˈɡʌtɚˌsnaɪp/
AU

词形变化

guttersnipes 复数 guttersnipes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person of the lowest social or economic class.

    过时 贬义

    Do not worry, Mrs Kane, we will return you a different boy. The guttersnipe you bring us will not be the boy you get back.

  2. 2.

    A street urchin.

    古体 贬义
  3. 3.

    A broker who sold securities in the street.

    美国 贬义 废旧 俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

street urchin

上位词 1

urchin

下位词 4

throwaway gamin gamine street Arab

词源

From gutter + snipe.

来源：wiktionary