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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbasurero
Pronunciation / Transliteration: basurero
"El basurero recoge los desperdicios de la calle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person employed to collect and dispose of household refuse and garbage.
"The garbage collector arrived early Tuesday morning to empty the bins." - 2
In computer science, an automatic memory management system that reclaims memory occupied by objects that are no longer in use.
"Modern programming languages often feature a built-in garbage collector to prevent memory leaks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'garbage', originating in the late 15th century from Old Italian 'garbuglio' meaning confusion or disorder, combined with 'collector', from Latin 'colligere' meaning to gather together. The compound term developed in urban sanitation contexts during the Industrial Revolution.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Garbage collector" is said worldwide
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éboueur
Transliteration: eboueur
"L'éboueur passe deux fois par semaine pour ramasser les poubelles."
Müllmann
Transliteration: muellmann
"Der Müllmann leert die Mülltonnen früh am Morgen."
netturbino
Transliteration: netturbino
"Il netturbino pulisce la strada ogni mattina."
basurero
Transliteration: basurero
"El basurero recoge los desperdicios de la calle."
lixeiro
Transliteration: lixeiro
"O lixeiro recolhe o lixo da nossa rua todas as terças-feiras."
कचरा उठाने वाला
Transliteration: kachra uthane wala
"कचरा उठाने वाला हर सुबह घर से कूड़ा ले जाता है।"
清洁工
Transliteration: qīng jié gōng
"清洁工每天早晨清扫街道。"
환경미화원
Transliteration: hwangyeongmihwawon
"환경미화원들이 이른 아침부터 거리를 청소하고 있습니다."
ごみ収集員
Transliteration: gomi shūshūin
"ごみ収集員が朝早くにごみを回収しにきます。"
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