junkman

/ˈdʒʌŋkmæn/
noun
  1. A person who collects, buys, or sells discarded items or scrap metal.
    • The junkman offered ten dollars for the broken bicycle.
    • My grandfather worked as a junkman, sorting through piles of metal and glass.
    • The junkman came by to pick up the old refrigerator we left on the curb.
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