lowlife
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low·life
(lō′līf′)n. pl. low·lifes also low·lives (-līvz′)
A person of low social status or moral character: "explores a world of London lowlifes in sinister prosperity" (Times Literary Supplement).
low′-life′ adj.
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lowlife
(ˈləʊˌlaɪf)n, pl -lifes
slang
a. a member or members of the underworld
b. (as modifier): his lowlife friends.
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low•life
(ˈloʊˌlaɪf)n., pl. -lifes.
1. a disreputable person.
2. a stratum of society composed of lowlifes.
[1785–95]
low′-life`, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  lowlife - a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
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