Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
lowlife en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈloʊlaɪf/ (General-American)
- /ˈləʊlaɪf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From low + life.
Meanings
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(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, disreputable, or otherwise immoral 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.
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(derogatory) A person who is rebuked by their community for their behavior.
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(derogatory) A person of low socio-economic status.
Forms
Deriveds
lowlifer
Synonyms
criminal and Thesaurus:jerk
Translations (28)
el κάθαρμα (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fr racaille (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fo bølmenni (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fo óvætti (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · es canalla (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de zwielichtige Person (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de suspekter Typ (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · eo kanajlo (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · pl zwyrodnialec (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · nl viezerik (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · id sampah masyarakat (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · ru отморо́зок (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · sv skurk (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de Pack (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · ru шваль (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · pl szumowina (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fo skarnsvætti (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · eo abomenulo (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de Gesindel (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de zwielichtige Gestalt (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fi ketku (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · de Abschaum (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · es rufián (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fi lurjus (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · cmn 低端人口 (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · fo vittuggi (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · ru сво́лочь (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) · el ρεμάλι (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person)