noun
- a person who searches for and collects discarded items, especially metal objects, for profit or reuse
Usage: British informal
Examples
- The progger found several valuable copper pipes in the construction waste.
- Local proggers often visit the scrapyard early in the morning.
- She made extra money as a progger, collecting aluminum cans and old electronics.
- The progger’s cart was filled with various metal objects from around the neighborhood.
- Many proggers focus on finding items they can sell to recycling centers.
- He became a skilled progger after losing his regular job.