varmint

English

Etymology

ca 1530–1540s From vermin derived from Latin vermis meaning "worm", a synonym usually for vermin.

Also a term usually used in Westerns about undesirable animal pests or people, occasionally represented as "varmit".

Noun

varmint (plural varmints)

A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops.
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
Interlingua: vermina, verminante
Polish: robactwo (pl) n

person who is obnoxious

Catalan: escurçó (ca) m

French: peste (fr) f, plaie (fr) f

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