binman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, Katarina Pohancenikova, managing director of Greener Ealing Ltd, confirmed that Mr Broadhurst was a binman at the council-owned firm but he was not on duty when he died.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
"Being a binman is a dirty job but someone has to do it," he said, "and I think they should get paid whatever they're worth."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025
Before he became a celebrated footballer, Southall had been a hod-carrier, a binman and a cleaner.
From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2018
A wallaby recently made headlines after it was photographed by a stunned binman in Oxfordshire.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2017
He failed to make the final, and returned home to his dreams of superstardom and his job as a binman in Loughborough.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2011
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