отщепенец — meaning in English

English meaning

• derelict adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
• splinter noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.

Senses

отщепенец is used for these senses in English:

• derelict (countable, by extension, derogatory) A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.
• splinter A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

derelict — full definition

1. adj Abandoned and left to fall into disrepair.
2. noun Property, or occasionally a person, abandoned and left with nobody to care for it.

splinter — full definition

1. noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.
2. noun A smaller group that has broken away from a larger organization.
3. verb To break, or cause to break, into thin sharp pieces.
4. verb To break apart into smaller factions.

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