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[ vahr-muhnt ] / ˈvɑr mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR varmint ON THESAURUS.COM
nounChiefly Southern and South Midland U.S. - vermin.
- an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
a despicable, obnoxious, or annoying person. Origin of varmint1530–40; variant of vermin (with regular outcome of Middle Englishĕr before consonant (cf. argal2, parson) and parasitic t) Words nearby varmintVarityper, varix, varlet, varletry, Varley loop, varmint, Varmus, varna, varnish, varnishing day, varnish tree Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for varmintAcross the wilderness I once shot a varmint in the wilderness! Mitt Romney Finds the Funny in ‘America the Beautiful’ (VIDEO)|Mark Katz|February 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST A skunk's a varmint that don't stink tell ye meddle with him, but Hank Halliday stinks all the time. The Underdog|F. Hopkinson Smith Think sez I, if it wouldn't be fun to see that varmint try to eat. Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick,|Ann S. Stephens "Which shows that the varmint aer properly scared," said Tom exultingly, when the enemy had broken and fled. Indian and Scout|F. S. Brereton
"Chances air that Pete and the other boys have come upon the meeting of these varmint," said Jim, as he drew close to Steve. How Canada was Won|F. S. Brereton He jumped up yelling, and the first thing the light showed was the varmint curled up and ready for another spring. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
British Dictionary definitions for varmint
nouninformal an irritating or obnoxious person or animal Word Origin for varmintC16: dialect variant of varmin vermin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to varmintliar, swindler, wretch, scoundrel, bum, pig, monster, creature, woman, individual, soul, fellow, person, animal, man, critter, pet, beast, ruffian, tough |