tatterdemalion

Meaning

Adj

Tattered.

Noun

A person with tattered clothing.

Synonyms

ragamuffin

tattered

dilapidated

broken-down

ragged fellow

bedraggled

ramshackle

derelict

tumble-down

street Arab

ragged

sansculotte

slob

urchin

vagabond

Translations

danyat

deteriorat

malparat

pillastre

zerlumpt

heruntergekommener Mensch

verlotterter Kerl

κουρελής

caduc

délabré

infirme

vieux

🧓

loqueteux

cencioso

espatllat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tætədəˈmeɪliɒn/

Etymology

First attested circa 1608. An early spelling was tatter-de-mallion, rhymed with Italian. The first part of the word is tatter; the origin of the second part is uncertain; Ebenezer Cobham Brewer suggested it might be from de maillot (“shirt”).