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/ˈɡʌtɚˌsnaɪp/ · noun
(derogatory, dated) A person of the lowest social or economic class..
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.
Never lose a chance: it doesnt come everyday. I shall make a duchess of this draggletailed guttersnipe.
Use guttersnipe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Guttersnipe means (derogatory, dated) A person of the lowest social or economic class..
Common synonyms include street urchin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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