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street arab

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Noun1.street arab - (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
gamin, throwaway
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
guttersnipe, street urchin - a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
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He gave a shrill whistle, on which a street Arab led across a four-wheeler and opened the door.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Holmes," cried a small street Arab, running up to us.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
, bootblacks, thimble-riggers, street arabs, beggars, the blear-eyed beggars, thieves, the weakly, vagabonds, merchants, sham soldiers, goldsmiths, passed masters of pickpockets, isolated thieves.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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