Usually means: Person scavenging usable items discarded.
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  1. Dumpster diver, dumpster diver: Merriam-Webster
  2. dumpster diver: The Word Spy
  3. dumpster-diver, dumpster diver: Wiktionary

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  1. Dumpster diver: Encyclopedia

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  1. dumpster diver: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dumpster diver)

▸ noun:  (US) A person who practices dumpster diving.

Similar:
dustie, dumpster bandit, cum-dumpster, dejunker, cumdumpster, cum dumpster, diver, crate-digger, trash man, cratedigger, more...

Opposite:
wasteful, anti-recycler, anti-sustainability

Types:
gutter punk, crust punk, trash punk, freegan, anarcho-punk, neo-hippie, more...

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Similar:
dustie, dumpster bandit, cum-dumpster, dejunker, cumdumpster, cum dumpster, diver, crate-digger, trash man, cratedigger, more...

Opposite:
wasteful, anti-recycler, anti-sustainability

Types:
gutter punk, crust punk, trash punk, freegan, anarcho-punk, neo-hippie, more...



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