单词 | garbologist |
释义 | garbologistn. 1. A person employed to collect refuse from homes and businesses for disposal; a garbage collector. Also: an expert in the processing, management, and treatment of garbage. Frequently humorous. Cf. garbageologist n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > one who muckman1569 dustman1707 garbage collector1847 scaffy1853 refuse collector1876 sanitation man1939 garbageologist1940 garbologist1946 binmana1966 trashman1965 dustbinman1969 1946 Sat. Rev. Lit. (U.S.) 29 June 42/1 It turns out that the ‘garbologist’ know [sic] the latest techniques in treating garbage. 1954 Victoria (Brit. Columbia) Daily Times 3 July 4/3 As I went along asking why such a mess, I found out that the outside workers and garbologists are on strike. 2000 Mass. Rev. 41 73 They called him the master garbologist because of the tight hold he kept on the green and red levers that controlled the main compactor. 2. An anthropologist or archaeologist who studies a community or society through systematic analysis of what is thrown away as garbage. Also (and in earliest use): a person who looks through the garbage of celebrities, politicians, etc., in search of compromising or incriminating material. Cf. garbageologist n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > one who studies garbageologist1971 garbologist1972 1972 Berkeley (Calif.) Barb 24 Nov. 2/4 Noted garbologist A.J. Weberman revealed Nov 6 that Abzug owns thousands of dollars worth of stock in..two major weapons-systems producers. 1988 Kitchener–Waterloo (Ont.) Record 8 June f1/1 ‘A single bag of trash testifies eloquently to the eating, reading and recreational habits of the person who produced it.’ Private detectives and university ‘garbologists’ have known that for years. 2011 J. Gabrys Digital Rubbish v. 127 One story concerns..garbologists cutting core samples through landfills and sifting through rubbish to obtain a picture of contemporary consumption patterns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946 |
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