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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSalvage dealer
/ˈsæl.vɪdʒ ˈdiː.lər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A merchant who buys and sells discarded, damaged, or surplus goods, materials, and machinery for scrap, reuse, or restoration.
"The salvage dealer bought the entire inventory of the dismantled factory." - 2
A trader specializing in recovering items from shipwrecks, demolished buildings, or disaster sites.
"Local salvage dealers gathered at the harbor to inspect the wreckage from the storm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'salvage', derived from the Old French 'salver' (meaning to save or rescue, from Latin 'salvare'), and 'dealer', from Middle English 'delen' (to distribute, trade). It emerged during the industrialization era to describe merchants who bought and resold discarded, wrecked, or abandoned materials.
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marchand de biens de récupération
Transliteration: maʁ.ʃɑ̃ də bjɛ̃ də ʁe.ky.pe.ʁa.sjɔ̃
"Le marchand de récupération a acheté les vieilles poutres en bois."
Schrotthändler
Transliteration: ˈʃʁɔtˌhɛndlɐ
"Der Schrotthändler kaufte die Überreste der alten Maschinen."
rigattiere
Transliteration: riɡatˈtjɛːre
"Il rigattiere vende oggetti antichi e materiali di recupero."
chatarrero
Transliteration: tʃataˈrero
"El chatarrero vino a recoger los metales viejos."
sucateiro
Transliteration: su.kaˈtej.ɾu
"O sucateiro comprou todo o ferro velho da fábrica."
कबाड़िया
Transliteration: kabāḍiyā
"कबाड़िया पुरानी मशीनें खरीदने आया था।"
废品商
Transliteration: fèi pǐn shāng
"废品商收购了厂房拆下来的旧钢材。"
고철상
Transliteration: go-cheol-sang
"고철상이 공장에서 나온 폐기물을 수거해 갔다."
廃品回収業者
Transliteration: haihin kaishū gyōsha
"その廃品回収業者は古い機械を買い取った。"
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