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noun
A traditional scrap dealer or rag-and-bone man who visits residential zones to collect unwanted items.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, Singapore, attributive, metonymically
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Malay karung guni (“gunny sack”); guni is derived from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī). Doublet of gunny.
