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junkman
1[ juhngk-man ]
noun
, plural junk·men [juhngk, -men].
- a dealer in resalable used metal, paper, rags, and other junk.
junkman
2[ juhngk-muhn, -man ]
noun
, plural junk·men [juhngk, -m, uh, n, -men].
- a member of the crew of a junk.
junkman
/ ˈdʒʌŋkˌmæn /
noun
- a man who buys and sells discarded clothing, furniture, etc Also calledchiefly Britrag-and-bone man
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Example Sentences
The ordinary junkman may think of us as being only one step above the animals, but the leaders don't.
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So the junkman gave it up, although he26 seemed very anxious to join the line of gay carriages which were rolling in.
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Eventually you'll have civilized communities that won't be either 'grubber' or 'junkman.'
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Costello, the junkman, could not be further ignored, for at this point he began another excitable harangue.
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Agnes told the little ones nothing about the strange junkman and his claim.
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