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10 Language-to-English DictionariesScrap-dealer
/ˈskræpˌdiː.lər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or business that buys and sells discarded or waste metal and other reusable materials.
"The factory sold its leftover steel beams to a local scrap-dealer." - 2
A merchant who dismantles obsolete machinery, vehicles, or structures to salvage and resell their components.
"He took his totaled car to the scrap-dealer to be processed for salvageable parts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'scrap' (from Old Norse skrap meaning odds and ends or fragments) combined with 'dealer' (from Middle English delen, tracing back to Proto-Germanic). The compound emerged in the late 19th century during the Industrial Revolution as mechanized economies began systematically recycling discarded metals and industrial waste.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scrap-dealer" is said worldwide
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ferrailleur
Transliteration: /fɛ.ʁa.jœʁ/
"Le ferrailleur est venu récupérer les vieilles voitures."
Schrotthändler
Transliteration: /ˈʃʁɔtˌhɛndlɐ/
"Der Schrotthändler kaufte das alte Aluminium."
rottamaio
Transliteration: /rot.taˈma.jo/
"Hanno chiamato il rottamaio per rimuovere i macchinari vecchi."
chatarero
Transliteration: /tʃataˈɾeɾo/
"El chatarero paga por el cobre viejo."
sucateiro
Transliteration: /su.kaˈtej.ɾu/
"O sucateiro recolheu todo o ferro velho da obra."
कबाड़ीवाला
Transliteration: kabādīvālā
"कबाड़ीवाले ने पुराना सामान तौलकर दाम दिए।"
废品商
Transliteration: fèipǐnshāng
"废品商来收走了工厂不要的旧机器。"
고철상
Transliteration: go-cheol-sang
"우리는 고철상에 남은 철근을 팔았다."
廃品回収業者
Transliteration: haihin kaishū gyōsha
"古い鉄骨を廃品回収業者に買い取ってもらった。"
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