lowlife (noun)

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• lowlife — noun (plural lowlifes; also lowlives) Date: 1911 1. a person of low social status 2. a person of low moral character • low life adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lowlife — noun An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal. They say all the lowlifes used to hang out at the docks and plot their despicable crimes, before being elected to public office …   Wiktionary

• lowlife — noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible only a rotter would do that kill the rat throw the bum out you cowardly little pukes! the British call a contemptible person a git • Syn: ↑rotter, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lowlife — UK [ˈləʊˌlaɪf] / US [ˈloʊˌlaɪf] noun Word forms lowlife : singular lowlife plural lowlifes informal a) [countable] a bad person, especially a criminal b) [uncountable] criminals and their activities …   English dictionary

• lowlife — low|life [ lou,laıf ] noun INFORMAL count a bad person, especially a criminal a. uncount criminals and their activities …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• low life — noun 1 (U) the life and behaviour of people from a low social class, especially those who are involved in criminal activities: a novel about low life in Chicago in the 1930s 2 also lowlife (C) AmE informal someone who is involved in crime or who… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• low life — noun disreputable or criminal people or activities. ↘(lowlife) informal a person of this type. Derivatives low lifer noun …   English new terms dictionary

• dirty dog — noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible only a rotter would do that kill the rat throw the bum out you cowardly little pukes! the British call a contemptible person a git • Syn: ↑rotter, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• no-goodnik — noun Date: 1936 no good, lowlife …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scumbag — noun A sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; a lowlife. Can you believe that scumbag asked to sleep with her before even asking her name? See Also: scumbucket, dirtbag, hosebag, sleazebag …   Wiktionary

• bacteria — noun /bækˈtɪɻ.i.ə/ a) A type, species, or strain of bacterium b) A derisive term for a lowlife or a slob (could be treated as plural or singular) …   Wiktionary