单词 | dumpster diver |
释义 | dumpster divern. Originally North American. A person who engages in dumpster diving. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > rag-collecting or dust-heap picking > one who kennel-raker1570 finder1607 rag-raker1631 rag-picker1680 bunter1706 rake-kennel1707 rag collector1820 rag gatherer1851 chiffonier1856 gutter-snipe1869 picker1884 tatter1890 totter1891 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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