garbologist

English

Etymology

From garbology +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

garbologist (plural garbologists)

1. 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.

2. (Australia, humorous) A garbage collector.

   Synonym: garbo

Translations

one who examines refuse using archaeological techniques

• German: Garbologe m, Garbologin f
• Spanish: basurólogo m, basuróloga f, garbólogo m, garbóloga f

garbage collector — see garbage collector