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dustman

Dustman (noun) means a person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

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A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
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Etymology

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

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"dustman" (noun) means a person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

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