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单词 dumpster diver
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dumpster divern.

Brit. /ˈdʌm(p)stə ˌdʌɪvə/, U.S. /ˈdəm(p)stər ˌdaɪvər/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dumpster n., diver n.
Etymology: < dumpster n. + diver n. Compare slightly earlier dumpster diving n., and also dumpster-dive v.
Originally North American.
A person who engages in dumpster diving.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > rag-collecting or dust-heap picking > one who
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dumpster diver1985
1985 Computer Decisions 7 May 80/3 So-called ‘dumpster divers’ have sometimes gleaned valuable information—carefully protected on disk—from discarded papers.
1993 Seattle Times 18 July a14/1 So begins another lucrative swim in the trash for Kaiser, uncrowned king of Dumpster divers in the Silicon Valley.
2000 M. 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.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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