dustman

[ duhst-man, -muhn ]

noun

, British.

, plural dust·men [duhst, -men, -m, uh, n].

1. a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.

dustman

/ ˈdʌstmən /

noun

1. a man whose job is to collect domestic refuse

Word History and Origins

Origin of dustman¹

First recorded in 1700–10; dust + man

Example Sentences

But when the parish dustman came,His rubbish to withdraw, He found more dust within the heapThan he contracted for!

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Bella parted from her father, and returned to the Boffins, to find fresh proofs of the deterioration of the Golden Dustman.

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And again in the morning, she looked for the cloud, and for the deepening of the cloud, upon the Golden Dustman's face.

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The Golden Dustman seemed about to pursue these questions, when a stumping noise was heard outside, coming towards the door.

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But, one morning long afterwards to be remembered, it was black midnight with the Golden Dustman when he first appeared.

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