garbologist
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Noun[edit]
garbologist (plural garbologists)
- One who examines refuse using archaeological techniques.
- A garbologist forages through waste paper baskets in search of interesting documents.
- 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.
- (Australia, humorous) A garbage collector.
- Synonym: garbo
Translations[edit]
one who examines refuse using archaeological techniques
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garbage collector — see garbage collector