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单词 guttersnipe
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gut•ter•snipe /ˈgʌtɚˌsnaɪp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person belonging to the lowest social group in a city.
  2. a street urchin.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gut•ter•snipe  (gut′ər snīp′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
  2. a street urchin.
  • gutter + snipe 1855–60
gut′ter•snip′ish, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
guttersnipe /ˈɡʌtəˌsnaɪp/ n
  1. a child who spends most of his time in the streets, esp in a slum area
Etymology: 19th Century: originally a name applied to the common snipe (the bird), then to a person who gathered refuse from gutters in city streets
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