TRASHMAN

Etymology

Noun

trashman (plural trashmen)

(US, Canada) Someone whose job it is to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

Synonyms

• bin man (UK)

• dustman (UK)

• garbage collector (US, Canada)

• garbage man (US, Canada)

• garbo (Australia)

• refuse collector (UK)

• sanitation engineer (US, Canada)

Anagrams

• Manharts, Rathmans

Source: Wiktionary



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22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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