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garbage collectora person whose job is to collect household waste and refuse from bins

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person whose job is to collect household waste and refuse from bins

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ kəˈlektər/

Korean meaning: 쓰레기를 수거하는 사람, 청소부

Korean pronunciation: **가**비지 컬**렉**터

Example Sentences

  • The garbage collector found a diamond ring in the trash and returned it to its owner.
  • Make sure to put out the bins before the garbage collector arrives.
  • The programmer optimized the garbage collector to improve the application's performance.

garbage collector

NOUN

//ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ kəˈlektər//

a person whose job is to collect household waste and refuse from bins

garbage collector concept
💡 Concept

a person whose job is to collect household waste and refuse from bins

garbage collector rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The garbage collector and detector - both community protectors!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ kəˈlektər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ kəˈlektə/

🌳Etymology

Rootcollect
Suffix--or

Origin

garbage는 15세기 프랑스어 garbe(곡물의 단)에서 유래되어 '쓸모없는 것'을 의미하게 되었고, collector는 라틴어 colligere(모으다)에서 파생된 합성어

🎵Rhyme

detectorprotectordirector
detector
protector
director

🔗Collocations

garbage collector truck
municipal garbage collector
garbage collector schedule
automatic garbage collector
garbage collector route

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The garbage collector found a diamond ring in the trash and returned it to its owner.

Make sure to put out the bins before the garbage collector arrives.

The programmer optimized the garbage collector to improve the application's performance.

😄 Fun example

Our neighborhood garbage collector knows everyone's name and always waves hello.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

sanitation workerwaste collectorrefuse collectordustman

Antonyms

polluterlitterer

Related

janitorcleanersanitationwaste managementrecycling worker

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