varmint

Etymology
Dialectal form of, derived from , c. 1530–1540s.

Perhaps influenced by, though the pronunciation in is more likely due to the same lowering of  >  found in  <  and  <. The final syllable is probably altered after ; compare <.

Noun

 * 1) A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops.
 * 2)  An obnoxious person or troublemaker.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: škodná
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Interlingua: vermina, verminante
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: ,
 * French: ,
 * Polish: