ρακοσυλλέκτης

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Greek

Etymology

First attested around 1829. Calque of English ragpicker: ρακο- (rako-) +‎ συλλέκτης (sylléktis)

Noun

ρακοσυλλέκτης (rakosylléktism (feminine ρακοσυλλέκτρια)

  1. ragpicker

Declension

References

  1. ^ ρακοσυλλέκτης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.