scrapman

English

Etymology

scrap +‎ -man

Noun

scrapman (plural scrapmen)

1. A scrap dealer.
   • 2018, Derek Schilling, Screening the Paris suburbs: From the silent era to the 1990s:

     The other women and children living among the scrapmen are treated with respect.

   • 2019 December 18, Richard Clinnick, “Traction transition: HST to Azuma”, in Rail, page 33:

     For the others, storage awaits. Some are already on Death Row. Two sets have already been identified for a one-way trip to Newport Docks and a date with the scrapman's torch, with more to follow.