scrapper
n.— «On the streets of Kansas City, a scrapper is a person who collects scrap metal and then recycles it for cold, hard cash.» —“Copper is gold in recycling” by Steve Penn Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Kan.-Mo.) Apr. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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