recycler

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noun

A person who recycles, or a machine used to recycle.

OriginEnglish recycle ← Middle English cicle ← Late Latin cyclus →
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Meanings

nounrecycler (plural recyclers)

plural recyclers

  1. A person who recycles, or a machine used to recycle.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  10. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  11. Late Latincyclus
  12. Middle Englishcicle
  13. Englishcycle
  14. Englishrecycle
  15. Englishrecycler

From recycle + -er.

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Translations

Spanish reciclador, recicladora
  • recicladorTranslations
  • recicladoraTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

recycler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recycler

MLA

“recycler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recycler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recycler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recycler.

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