紙かみ屑くず拾ひろい

noun

ragpicker; wastepaper collector

Refers to a person who collects wastepaper or rags, often for recycling or resale. The term is somewhat dated and may evoke historical or literary contexts.

• 昔むかし、紙かみ屑くず拾ひろいは街まちで古こ紙しを集あつめて歩あるいた。

  In the old days, ragpickers walked around town collecting wastepaper.