noun
dustman
Dustman (noun) means someone whose job is to collect rubbish from people's houses and take it away.
noun
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Someone whose job is to collect rubbish from people's houses and take it away.
"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."
— Lonnie Donegan, My Old Man's A Dustman (1960)
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Etymology
From dust + -man, as household refuse previously consisted largely of ashes (dust) from domestic fires.
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What is the meaning of dustman?
"dustman" (noun) means someone whose job is to collect rubbish from people's houses and take it away.
What is another word for dustman?
Other words for "dustman" include garbo, garbageman, trashman.
