junk dealer
Trades in castoffs
A junk dealer buys and sells secondhand goods, scrap metal, and discarded items—things others consider worthless or ready for disposal.
The term overlaps with antique dealer or salvage dealer depending on the quality of merchandise: The junk dealer offered fifty dollars for the old radiators.
Junk dealers operate yards, shops, or trucks, finding value in what others throw away.
- scrapDiscarded bit or tussle
- scrap metalDiscarded reusable iron and steel
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- peddlerRoving small-goods merchant
- ragpickerCollector of discarded cloth
rag and bone · secondhand · secondhand goods · rust · rusty nails · metal · bargain · haggle · trash · treasure · hidden gems · picker · antiques · curios · bric-a-brac · flea market · yard sale · rummage
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- scavengersvulture, vultures, scavenger, hyena, hyenas
- sanitation jobssanitation worker, garbage collector, refuse collector, trash collector, waste collector
- scrap metalscrap metal, steel, iron, copper, aluminum
junk dealerrare book dealer
Seller of uncommon volumes
jeweler · antiquarian · museum curator · couturier · gemologist
junk dealerretailer
One who sells goods
manufacturer · wholesaler · department store · authorized dealer · factory outlet
junk dealercollector
One who gathers items
hoarder · buyer · accumulator · archivist · preservationist
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