"waste picker" meaning in All languages combined

See waste picker on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: waste pickers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: waste picker Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (person who salvages materials thrown away): 拾荒者 (shíhuāngzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), roskienkerääjä (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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