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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who examines refuse using archaeological techniques.

   "A garbologist forages through waste paper baskets in search of interesting documents."

2. 2
   A garbage collector. Australia, humorous

Synonyms

All synonyms

garbage collectorgarborefuse collectortrash collector

Example

More examples

"A garbologist forages through waste paper baskets in search of interesting documents."

Etymology

From garbology + -ist.

Related phrases

garbage collector

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