1. a person who buys, sells, or collects junk or scrap materials

Examples

• The old junkman drove through the neighborhood looking for metal to buy.
• She sold her broken appliances to the local junkman.
• The junkman’s yard was filled with old cars and machinery.
• My grandfather worked as a junkman during the Depression.
• The junkman offered twenty dollars for the rusty bicycle.
• Children watched curiously as the junkman sorted through his collection.