Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [guht-er-snahyp]
- /ˈgʌt ərˌsnaɪp/
- /ˈɡʌt.ə.snaɪp/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [guht-er-snahyp]
- /ˈgʌt ərˌsnaɪp/
Definitions of guttersnipe word
- noun guttersnipe a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city. 1
- noun guttersnipe a street urchin. 1
- noun guttersnipe A scruffy and badly behaved child who spends most of their time on the street. 1
- noun guttersnipe street urchin 1
- noun guttersnipe uncultured person 1
- noun guttersnipe a child who spends most of his time in the streets, esp in a slum area 0
Information block about the term
Origin of guttersnipe
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; gutter + snipe
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Guttersnipe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
guttersnipe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
guttersnipe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for guttersnipe
noun guttersnipe
- vagrant — a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp.
- down-and-out — without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless.
- bankrupt — People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
- dependent — To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
- suppliant — a person who supplicates; petitioner.
Antonyms for guttersnipe
noun guttersnipe
- sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
Top questions with guttersnipe
- what is a guttersnipe?
- what does guttersnipe mean?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with g
- Words starting with gu
- Words starting with gut
- Words starting with gutt
- Words starting with gutte
- Words starting with gutter
- Words starting with gutters
- Words starting with guttersn
- Words starting with guttersni
- Words starting with guttersnip
- Words starting with guttersnipe