Meaning & use
Dustman
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A British English term for a person whose job is to collect household refuse; a garbage collector.
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The dustman comes down our street every Tuesday morning to empty the bins.
Before automated trucks, dustmen had to lift and empty heavy metal bins by hand.
A note on using this word
'Dustman' is chiefly British; American English typically uses 'garbageman' or 'sanitation worker' instead.
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garbagemanbinmanrefuse collector
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