lowlife

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See also: low-life

English

Alternative forms

low-life, low life

Etymology

low +‎ life

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: low‧life

Noun

lowlife (plural lowlifes or lowlives)

(derogatory) 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.

Translations

untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person

Dutch: viezerik (nl) m
Esperanto: kanajlo (eo), abomenulo
Faroese: vittuggi n, óvætti n, skarnsvætti n, bølmenni n
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German: zwielichtige Gestalt f, zwielichtige Person f, suspekter Typ m, Gesindel (de) n (collective), Pack (de) n, Abschaum (de) m
Russian: отморо́зок (ru) m (otmorózok), шваль (ru) f (švalʹ), сво́лочь (ru) f (svóločʹ)

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