Lowlife (Noun)
Meaning
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'".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The police officer had to deal with a lowlife who had been arrested for stealing from a charity.
- He was a lowlife who would do anything to get ahead, even if it meant hurting others.
- The judge sentenced the lowlife to five years in prison for his role in the scam.
- The community was outraged by the lowlife who had vandalized the local park.
- The politician's opponents called him a lowlife for his shady business dealings.