junkman

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junkman

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From junk + man.

noun junkmen

A seller of junk (miscellaneous articles of low value). He was leaving behind his few ruined sticks of furniture—a junkman had wanted to be paid to take them—and two sets of cracked dishes, also unsaleable, that Shmuel could do with whatever he wanted—use, ax, or fire—they were worth nothing.
Similar: junkdealer

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noun seller of junk — see also scrap dealer

Deutsch	Schrotthändler
Русский	старьёвщик starʹjóvščik
עברית	אַלְטֶע זַאכֶן álte zákhen

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@misc{junkman_2026,
  title = {junkman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/junkman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}