'Ragamuffin' definitions:
Definition of 'ragamuffin'
From: WordNet
noun
A dirty shabbily clothed urchin [syn: ragamuffin, tatterdemalion]
Definition of 'Ragamuffin'
From: GCIDE
- Ragamuffin \Rag`a*muf"fin\ (r[a^]g`[.a]*m[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Cf. Ragamofin, the name of a demon in some of the old mysteries.]
- 1. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean wretch. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A person who wears ragged clothing. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) The long-tailed titmouse. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ragamuffin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Arab,
- beach bum,
- beachcomber,
- beggar,
- bo,
- bum,
- bummer,
- dogie,
- gamin,
- gamine,
- guttersnipe,
- hobo,
- homeless waif,
- idler,
- landloper,
- lazzarone,
- loafer,
- losel,
- mudlark,
- orphan,
- piker,
- ragman,
- ragpicker,
- rounder,
- scarecrow,
- ski bum,
- stiff,
- stray,
- street Arab,
- street urchin,
- sundowner,
- surf bum,
- swagman,
- swagsman,
- tatterdemalion,
- tennis bum,
- tramp,
- turnpiker,
- urchin,
- vag,
- vagabond,
- vagrant,
- waif,
- waifs and strays,
- wastrel