"junkman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: junkmen [plural]
Etymology: junk + man Etymology templates: {{compound|en|junk|man}} junk + man Head templates: {{en-noun|junkmen}} junkman (plural junkmen)
  1. A seller of junk. Related terms: scrap dealer Translations (seller of junk — see also scrap dealer): вехтошар (vehtošar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), drapaire [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), romukauppias (Finnish), Schrotthändler [masculine] (German), אַלְטֶע זַאכֶן (álte zákhen) [masculine] (Hebrew), tukang loak (Indonesian), tukang rongsok (Indonesian), scrutarius [masculine] (Latin), старьёвщик (starʹjóvščik) [masculine] (Russian), skrothandlare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-junkman-en-noun-yeH6Fir7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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