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guttersnipe🔊

(derogatory, dated) A person of the lowest social or economic class.

(derogatory, archaic) A street urchin.

💬 Quotations
Never lose a chance: it doesnt come everyday. I shall make a duchess of this draggletailed guttersnipe.

(US, slang, obsolete, derogatory) A broker who sold securities in the street.

(slang, obsolete) A small poster, suitable for a kerbstone.