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Meaning of cartonero | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Italiano cartonerò

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

cartonful cartonnage cartonnier Cartons Cartoon cartoon character