dustman

[duhst-man, -muh n]

noun, plural dust·men

[duhst-men, -muh n] /ˈdʌstˌmɛn, -mən/. British.

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

Origin of dustman

First recorded in 1700–10; dust + man¹

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Examples from the Web for dustman

Historical Examples of dustman

How can I be like a dustman that rings for a Christmas-box at your hall-door?
The Christmas Books
William Makepeace Thackeray
Beauchamp glanced at his note-book for the name of this man, who was a ragman and dustman.
Beauchamp's Career, Complete
George Meredith
And I pointed to a dustman's cart that had just hove into view.
Explorers of the Dawn
Mazo de la Roche
Therefore you can have an indication of the dustman in Mr. Inspector's place.
The Letters of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Note, that the dustman's face should be droll, and not horrible.
The Letters of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for dustman

dustman

noun plural -men

British a man whose job is to collect domestic refuse

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