ragpicker

ˈræɡˌpɪkər

Definition

Definition of ragpicker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

occupation

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person collecting and selling discarded items for a living

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The ragpicker sorted through the trash for recyclables.

junkman

scavenger

livelihood

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unskilled person picking rags from trash for livelihood

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He worked as a ragpicker to support his family.

recycler

scavenger

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Origin of ragpicker

English, rag (tattered cloth) + picker (one who picks)

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chiffonier

ragpicker

one who gathers rags and odds and ends

Examples of ragpicker in a sentence

In the market, a ragpicker offered various second-hand goods.
Ragpickers often work in harsh conditions.
The city has many ragpickers collecting recyclables.

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French:chiffonnier, récupérateur, ...
German:Lumpensammler, Trödler, ...
Italian:cenciaiolo, ...
Spanish:trapero, recogedor de trapos, ...
Portuguese:catador de lixo, catador de trapos, ...
Chinese:拾荒者, 捡破烂者, ...
Japanese:ラグピッカー, ぼろ拾い, ...
Arabic:نَبَّاش القُمامة, جَمَّاع خِرَق, ...
Hebrew:מְלַקֵּט אַשְׁפָּה, אוֹסֵף סְמַרְטוּטִים, ...
Russian:собиратель хлама, сборщик тряпья, ...
Ukrainian:сміттяр, збирач ганчір'я, ...
Hindi:कबाड़ी, रद्दी चुनने वाला, ...
Bengali:র‍্যাগপিকার, কাগজ কুড়ানি, ...
Catalan:recollidor de draps, ...
Czech:hadrář, sběrač hadrů, ...
Danish:kludemand, kludesamler, ...
Dutch:voddenraper, ...
Greek:ρακοσυλλέκτης, συλλέκτης κουρελιών, ...
Hungarian:guberáló, rongyszedésből élő ember, ...
Khmer:អ្នករើសអេតចាយ, អ្នករើសក្រណាត់ចាស់, ...
Korean:넝마주이, 쓰레기 수집가, ...
Persian:زباله‌گرد, پارچه‌گرد, ...
Polish:zbieracz, zbieracz szmat, ...
Portuguese (BR):catador, catador de trapos, ...
Romanian:gunoier, culegător de cârpe, ...
Swedish:lumpplockare, trasplockare, ...
Thai:คนเก็บของเก่า, คนเก็บเศษผ้า, ...
Turkish:çöp toplayıcı, paçavra toplayıcısı, ...
Vietnamese:người nhặt rác, người nhặt giẻ, ...

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Definition of ragpicker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of ragpicker

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