English Explanatory Dictionary

night soil man

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Word forms

night soil man night soil men

Synonyms

nightman
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