varmint

English

Etymology

ca 1530–1540s[1], from vermin, derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin vermis "worm"

Noun

varmint (plural varmints)

1. A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops.
2. (by extension) An obnoxious person or troublemaker.

Derived terms

• varminter

Translations

pestering animal

• Catalan: feristela (ca) f
• Finnish: tuhoeläin (fi)
• French: nuisible (fr) m
• German: Gewürm (de) n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Interlingua: vermina, verminante
• Polish: robactwo (pl) n
• Portuguese: praga (f)

person who is obnoxious

• Catalan: escurçó (ca) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: peste (fr) f, plaie (fr) f