One who examines refuse using archaeological techniques.
A garbologist forages through waste paper baskets in search of interesting documents.
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(Australia, humorous) A garbage collector.
1998 October, Trash Talk, ''Boys' Life'', [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=N_8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=%22garbologist%22|%22garbologists%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HAtaT_bNB46iiAf4hKmiDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22…
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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