Definition of "garbologist" in Englisch

noun

1. One who examines refuse using archaeological techniques.

   • A garbologist forages through waste paper baskets in search of interesting documents.
   • 1998 October, Trash Talk, Boys' Life, page 10, Garbologists discovered the leachate, mostly water mixed with rotting garbage, actually aided in decomposing other trash in the area.

2. (Australia, humorous) A garbage collector.