A garbologist forages through waste paper baskets in search of interesting documents.
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Garbologist
Synonyms for "garbologist" (4 found)
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6 translations across 2 languages.
German
2 entries- Garbologe noun (one who examines refuse using archaeological techniques)
- Garbologin noun (one who examines refuse using archaeological techniques)
Spanish
4 entries- basuróloga noun (one who examines refuse using archaeological techniques)
- basurólogo noun (one who examines refuse using archaeological techniques)
- garbóloga noun (one who examines refuse using archaeological techniques)
- garbólogo noun (one who examines refuse using archaeological techniques)
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1998 October, Trash Talk, Boys' Life, page 10, Garbologists discovered the leachate, mostly water mixed with rotting garbage, actually aided in decomposing other trash in the area.
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