ragpicker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ragpicker
Example Sentences
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His father was a junkman, or "ragpicker," as Gunn puts it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Embarrassed by the fall of his onetime classmate, "he" crushes the few hesitant attempts of the ragpicker and his wife to create a friendship.
From Time Magazine Archive
Employment: ragpicker, scrap metal dealer, entrepreneur, double agent.
From Time Magazine Archive
She likes to dress like a ragpicker; the baron makes her buy the latest imported fineries.
From Time Magazine Archive
I didn’t say, I don’t want to become an expert ragpicker.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
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