ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cartonero

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cartonero is a noun meaning A person in Latin America who collects discarded waste, such as cardboard, to reuse or resell.

Meaning

A person in Latin America who collects discarded waste, such as cardboard, to reuse or resell.

Example Sentences

Tens of thousands of the unemployed scavenged the streets collecting cardboard, an enduring image that gave rise to the term “cartoneros.”

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include recycler, canner, scrapper, cartooner, recyclist, boxer.

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