guttersnipe /ˈɡʌtɚˌsnaɪp/ noun3 •(offensive, old-fashioned) 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. — 1980 •(offensive, no longer used) A street urchin.Never lose a chance: it doesnt come everyday. I shall make a duchess of this draggletailed guttersnipe. — 1912 •(offensive, no longer used) A broker who sold securities in the street. formsguttersnipes