guttersnipe

== English == === Etymology === From gutter +‎ snipe. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌtɚˌsnaɪp/ === Noun === guttersnipe (plural guttersnipes) (derogatory, dated) A person of the lowest social or economic class. 1980, Bernard MacLaverty, 'Lamb' (novel), (Chapter 6, at page 51 in the 1981 King Penguin paperback edition): "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." (derogatory, archaic) A street urchin. [from 1869] (US, slang, obsolete, derogatory) A broker who sold securities in the street. [from 1857] ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “guttersnipe”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.