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▪ I. ˈjunkman1
[f. junk n.3]
A man belonging to the crew of a junk.
1862J. Henderson in Mem. iii. (1867) 103 (Shanghai) A large number of junkmen come from all parts of the country. 1880I. L. Bird Japan I. 382 The many ghosts in which junkmen believe.
▪ II. ˈjunkman2 orig. U.S.
[f. junk n.2]
A dealer in junk or marine stores.
1872E. Crapsey Nether Side N.Y. 39 The shop of a junkman selected..as the purchaser of the plunder. 1879Scribner's Mag. May 37/2 He is a licensed junkman; he holds a license for running a boat and buying and selling old refuse articles of any kind—a kind of water⁓ragman. 1895Outlook (N.Y.) 24 Aug. 304/2 What the Sheriff could get for the goods sold in a lump for cash..with possibly only a junkman for a bidder. 1963H. Garner in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories (1968) 2nd Ser. 38 The two of them helped the junkman load his truck. 1972R. K. Smith Ransom iv. 150 The old pawnbroker watched the junkman. |