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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries환경미화원
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hwangyeongmihwawon
"환경미화원이 아침 일찍 쓰레기를 수거합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person employed by a municipality or private contractor to collect and remove household or commercial garbage and waste.
"The refuse collector emptied the bins into the back of the truck early Tuesday morning." - 2
A mechanical device or vehicle attachment designed to gather and compact discarded materials.
"The modern street-sweeping vehicle features an integrated refuse collector."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'refuse', originating from the Latin 'refundere' (to pour back, later shifting to discarded waste via Old French), and 'collector', derived from the Latin 'colligere' (to gather together). Together, the compound emerged in the late 19th to early 20th century as formalized municipal sanitation systems expanded in urban centers.
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éboueur
Transliteration: /e.bu.œʁ/
"L'éboueur passe deux fois par semaine pour ramasser les poubelles."
Müllwerker
Transliteration: /ˈmʏlˌvɛɐ̯kɐ/
"Der Müllwerker leert die Tonnen früh am Morgen."
netturbino
Transliteration: /net.turˈbi.no/
"Il netturbino pulisce le strade della città ogni mattina."
basurero
Transliteration: /ba.suˈɾe.ɾo/
"El basurero recoge los desperdicios residenciales."
lixeiro
Transliteration: /liˈʃej.ɾu/
"O lixeiro passa na nossa rua às terças-feiras."
कचरा उठाने वाला
Transliteration: kachara uthane wala
"कचरा उठाने वाला हर सुबह घरों से कूड़ा एकत्र करता है।"
环卫工
Transliteration: huánwèigōng
"环卫工人们每天清晨开始清扫街道。"
환경미화원
Transliteration: hwangyeongmihwawon
"환경미화원이 아침 일찍 쓰레기를 수거합니다."
ごみ収集員
Transliteration: gomi shūshū-in
"ごみ収集員が週に二回ごみを回収します。"
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