🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

쓰레기 무단 투기자

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sseu-re-gi mu-dan tu-gi-ja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Litterer/ˈlɪt.ər.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #28500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"경찰은 쓰레기 무단 투기자에게 벌금을 부과했다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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