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dustman

English

Etymology

dust +? -man, as household refuse previously consisted largely of ashes (dust) from domestic fires.

Noun

dustman (plural dustmen)

  1. (Britain) A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
    • 1960, Lonnie Donegan, "My Old Man's A Dustman"
      Oh, my old man's a dustman
      He wears a dustman’s hat
      He wears cor-blimey trousers
      And he lives in a council flat.

Synonyms

  • bin man (UK)
  • garbage collector (US, Canada)
  • garbage man (US, Canada)
  • garbo (Australia)
  • refuse collector (UK)
  • sanitation engineer (US, Canada)
  • trashman (US, Canada)

Coordinate terms

  • (gender): dustwoman f

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dustmen

English

Noun

dustmen

  1. plural of dustman

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