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streetcorner

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Acting or appearing on the street corner

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • December 5 2016, Andrew Barbano writing in Sparks Tribune, The Barbwire Billion-Dollar Cure for What Ails Us The ghost of Al Davis has played Nevada like a streetcorner hooker, schmoozing, seducing, then stealing the working girl's purse.
  • a streetcorner preacher

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of street corner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From street + corner.