Definition: (noun) A child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas.
Synonyms: street urchin.
Usage: In Shaw's <i>Pygmalion</i>, an elocution expert plucks a guttersnipe from Covent Garden market and teaches her to talk like a lady.
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