dustman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From dust + -man, as household refuse previously consisted largely of ashes (dust) from domestic fires.
Meanings
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(UK) A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
Oh, my old man's a dustman He wears a dustman’s hat He wears cor-blimey trousers And he lives in a council flat.
1960, Lonnie Donegan, My Old Man's A Dustman:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dustmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
trashman · ashman · trash man · garbage man · garbage collector · garbo · sanitation engineer · bin man · sanitation engineer · bin man · garbage collector · refuse collector · dustman · trashman · binman · garbo · garbage man · garbageman · refuse collector