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waste picker

waste picker noun: a person who salvages reusable or recyclable materials thrown away by others to sell or for personal consumption.

waste picker: a person who salvages reusable or recyclable materials thrown away by others to sell or for...
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Noun

waste picker (plural waste pickers)

  1. A person who salvages reusable or recyclable materials thrown away by others to sell or for personal consumption.

Forms of waste picker

pluralwaste pickers

Questions about waste picker

What does waste picker mean?
Waste picker means a person who salvages reusable or recyclable materials thrown away by others to sell or for personal consumption.
What part of speech is waste picker?
Waste picker is a noun.
What is the plural of waste picker?
The plural of waste picker is waste pickers.

Words near waste picker in the dictionary

  1. waste of skin
  2. waste of space
  3. waste of time
  4. waste paper
  5. waste papers
  6. waste picker
  7. waste pickers
  8. waste pipe
  9. waste pipes
  10. waste product
  11. waste products

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