English Explanatory Dictionary

dustman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dustman.wav

Word forms

dustman dustmen Dustmans

Etymology

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

Synonyms

bin man garbage collector garbage man garbo refuse collector sanitation engineer trashman
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