canner
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Meaning · English
Someone who lives off container deposit refunds from recycling.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Yet many canners told me that they can easily earn a daily wage of 20 or 30 dollars; each then recycles upward of 600 containers every day.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “canner” mean?
Someone who lives off container deposit refunds from recycling.
Is “canner” formal or informal?
canner is generally slang.