DUSTMAN

Etymology

Noun

dustman (plural dustmen)

(British) A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

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

Source: Wiktionary


Dust"man, p.; pl. Dustmen (.

Definition: One whose employment is to remove dirt and defuse. Gay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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