SLOVEN
slob, sloven, pig, slovenly person
(noun) a coarse obnoxious person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sloven (plural slovens)
A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.
A low, base, lewd person.
(obsolete) An immoral woman.
Synonyms
• (man or boy habitually negligent of neatness and order): cutterman, scruff, slob; See also untidy person
• (immoral woman): See also promiscuous woman
Anagrams
• Lovens, novels
Source: Wiktionary
Slov"en, n. Etym: [D. slaf careless, negligent, a sloven; akin to LG. sluf slovenly.]
Definition: A man or boy habitually negligent of neathess and order; -- the correlative term to slattern, or slut. Pope. He became a confirmed sloven. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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