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dumpster diver, n. U.S.
Brit. |ˈdʌm(p)stə ˌdʌɪvə|, U.S. |ˈdəm(p)stər ˌdaɪvər|
Forms: also with capital initial.
[‹ dumpster n. + diver n. Compare slightly earlier dumpster diving n., and also dumpster-dive v.]
A person who engages in dumpster diving.
1985Computer Decisions 7 May 80/3 So-called ‘dumpster divers’ have sometimes gleaned valuable information—carefully protected on disk—from discarded papers. 1993Seattle Times 18 July a14/1 So begins another lucrative swim in the trash for Kaiser, uncrowned king of Dumpster divers in the Silicon Valley. 2000M. Maranian Pad 125 With his remarks about an old window or door he picked up from a curb on citywide trash day, he reveals he's a bit of a dumpster diver. |