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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfaiseur de détritus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fuh-zöhr duh deh-tri-tüs
"La police a mis une amende au faiseur de détritus."
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2 senses- 1
A person who illegally leaves trash, rubbish, or discarded items in public places instead of disposing of them properly.
"The park rangers fined the notorious litterer for leaving plastic bottles all over the hiking trail." - 2
An animal that gives birth to a litter of young.
"That prize-winning retriever is a prolific litterer, producing multiple healthy puppies over the years."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'litter', originating from Middle English 'litere' (meaning a bed, or straw for bedding), which traces back via Old French to the Latin 'lectus' (bed). The meaning evolved through scattering things about like bedding straw to specifically describe the irresponsible disposal of waste in public spaces by the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Litterer" is said worldwide
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faiseur de détritus
Transliteration: fuh-zöhr duh deh-tri-tüs
"La police a mis une amende au faiseur de détritus."
Mülldealer
Transliteration: müll-dah-ler
"Der Mülldealer wurde von der Polizei erwischt."
sporcaccione
Transliteration: spor-cat-cho-ne
"Quel litterer ha lasciato la spiaggia sporca."
infractor por arrojar basura
Transliteration: in-frak-tor por a-ro-har ba-su-ra
"Multaron al infractor por arrojar basura en el parque."
poluidor
Transliteration: po-lu-i-dor
"O poluidor foi multado por jogar lixo na rua."
कूड़ा फैलाने वाला
Transliteration: kuṛā phailāne vālā
"पुलिस ने कूड़ा फैलाने वाले पर जुर्माना लगाया।"
乱扔垃圾者
Transliteration: luàn rēng lā jī zhě
"乱扔垃圾者应该受到严厉的惩罚。"
쓰레기 무단 투기자
Transliteration: sseu-re-gi mu-dan tu-gi-ja
"경찰은 쓰레기 무단 투기자에게 벌금을 부과했다."
ポイ捨てする人
Transliteration: poisute suru hito
"公園でポイ捨てする人が見つかりました。"
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