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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesकबाड़ी वाला
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kabari wala
"कबाड़ी वाले ने पुराना लोहा खरीद लिया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dealer in discarded or waste metal and other salvageable materials.
"The scrap-merchant weighed the old copper pipes and paid the plumber in cash." - 2
A person or business that buys and dismantles old ships, vehicles, or machinery for their components and raw materials.
"They sold their wrecked delivery van to a local scrap-merchant."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'scrap' (derived from Old Norse skrap meaning odds and ends or fragments) with 'merchant' (from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, ultimately originating from Latin mercari, to trade). Established in British English during the 19th century as industrialization generated large quantities of discarded metal and waste materials requiring specialized collection and resale.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scrap-merchant" 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 venduto i vecchi macchinari al rottamaio."
chatarero
Transliteration: /tʃa.taˈɾe.ɾo/
"El chatarero vino a recoger los electrodomésticos viejos."
sucateiro
Transliteration: /su.kaˈtei.ɾu/
"O sucateiro comprou todo o ferro velho da fábrica."
कबाड़ी वाला
Transliteration: kabari wala
"कबाड़ी वाले ने पुराना लोहा खरीद लिया।"
废品商
Transliteration: fèipǐn shāng
"废品商来把旧钢铁都收走了。"
고철상
Transliteration: go-cheol-sang
"우리는 고철상에 남은 철근을 팔았다."
屑物商
Transliteration: kuzumonoshō
"工場から出る金属屑を屑物商に売却した。"
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