garbologist

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Definition of garbologist

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noun

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.”

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noun

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.

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From garbology + -ist.

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