trash picker
noun[C]
USuk/ˈtræʃ ˌpɪk.ər/us/ˈtræʃ ˌpɪk.ɚ/(alsowaste picker)
someone wholooksthroughrubbishtofindthings they can use orsell:
Trashpickersscavengeat thecitydumpforitemstoresell.
Therumbleof thegarbagetrucksfadesand thetrashpickersgohome.
(UKlitter picker)
someone who goes around apublicplacepickingupsmallpiecesofrubbishfrom theground:
Organizerssentout ateamoftrashpickerstocleanup thebeach.
Localtrashpickerscollected100bagsoftrashin just onehour.
(UKlitter pick,litter picker)
adevicelike alongstickwith twopartson the end that can beopenedandpressedtogether using ahandleat thetopof thestick, inordertopickupsmallpiecesofrubbishfrom theground, or astickwith apointon the end that can be used to do this:
Usethickglovesand atrashpicker.
I take atrashpickerwith me when I go onwalks, so I canpickuptrashon the way.
Synonyms
garbage stickUS
trash grabberUS
People who clean & tidy places & things
- chambermaid
- char
- charlady
- charwoman
- chimney sweep
- clean freak
- daily
- dishwasher
- domestic
- home help
- housekeeper
- kitchen porter
- neat freak
- scullion
- squeegee man
- sweep
- sweeper
- waste picker
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