тряпи́чник

rare #52151nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
rag-picker, ragman, rag-and-bone man, junk dealer
Тряпи́чник ходи́л по двора́м и собира́л ста́рые вещи.
The rag-and-bone man went round the yards collecting old things.
Historical trade; mostly encountered in older texts.

Examples

Старый тряпичник собирал тряпьё по дворам.
The old rag-picker collected rags from the courtyards.
Тряпичник ходил по улицам с большим мешком.
The rag-picker walked through the streets with a large sack.
В нашем городе давно не видели тряпичников.
No one has seen any rag-pickers in our town for a long time.