noun: (obsolete, derogatory) A contemptible person, especially one who steals scraps of food.
noun: (obsolete) A menial; a low-level servant.
noun: (military, slang) An officer's orderly or servant; a factotum; Someone whose job is to run errands for an officer.
noun: (military, slang) One whose role is to acquire scarce goods, from military equipment to liquor or perfume, often staying barely within the letter of the law.
noun: (military, slang, in the plural) Civilian clothing; mufti.