ragpicker

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noun

A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man (UK) or ragman (US).

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Meanings

nounragpicker (plural ragpickers)

plural ragpickers · alternative rag-picker

  1. A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man (UK) or ragman (US).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rag-and-bone manragsorter

Origin

From rag + picker.

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Translations

Bulgarian вехтошар
  • вехтошар (vehtošar)collector of refuse
Finnish lumpunkerääjä, lumppuri
  • lumpunkerääjäcollector of refuse
  • lumppuricollector of refuse
  • rättiläinencollector of refuse
French chiffonnier
  • chiffonniercollector of refuse
German Lumpensammler, Lumpenverwerter
  • Lumpensammlercollector of refuse
  • Lumpenverwertercollector of refuse
Greek ρακοσυλλέκτης
  • ρακοσυλλέκτης (rakosylléktis)collector of refuse
Icelandic skransafnari
  • skransafnaricollector of refuse
Italian rigattiere, cenciaio
  • rigattierecollector of refuse
  • cenciaiocollector of refuse
  • cenciaiolocollector of refuse
  • straccivendolocollector of refuse
  • robivecchicollector of refuse
Korean 넝마주이, 넝마꾼
  • 넝마주이 (neongmaju'i)collector of refuse
  • 넝마꾼 (neongmakkun)collector of refuse
Norwegian Bokmål fillepeller
  • fillepellercollector of refuse
Polish gałganiarz, gałganiarka
  • gałganiarzcollector of refuse
  • gałganiarkacollector of refuse
  • szmaciarzcollector of refuse
  • szmaciaracollector of refuse
  • szmaciarkacollector of refuse
Swedish lumpsamlare
  • lumpsamlarecollector of refuse
Cite this entry
APA

ragpicker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ragpicker

MLA

“ragpicker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ragpicker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ragpicker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ragpicker.

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