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junkman

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A seller of junk (miscellaneous articles of low value).

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Examples

“He was leaving behind his few ruined sticks of furniture—a junkman had wanted to be paid to take⟳ them—and two sets of cracked dishes, also unsaleable, that Shmuel could do with whatever he wanted—use⟳, ax, or fire—they were worth nothing.”
“It’s the call⟳ of the junkman from his horse-drawn cart, a vestige of British culture in the pre-electronic days.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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