dustman

[ duhst-man, -muh n ]

/ ˈdʌstˌmæn, -mən /

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.

Nearby words

dustheap, dustin, dusting, dusting powder, dusting-powder, dustman, dustoff, dustoor, dustpan, dustproof, dustsheet

Origin of dustman

First recorded in 1700–10; dust + man¹

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Examples from the Web for dustman

A dustman perambulates the road on the Braintree side, and canned food becomes possible and convenient therefore.
What is Coming?|H. G. Wells
Note, that the dustman's face should be droll, and not horrible.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
Beauchamp glanced at his note-book for the name of this man, who was a ragman and dustman.
Beauchamp's Career, Complete|George Meredith
The dustman looked at me, at the horse, smiled, and answered in the affirmative.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, September 29, 1894|Various

How can I be like a dustman that rings for a Christmas-box at your hall-door?
The Christmas Books|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for dustman

dustman

/ (ˈdʌstmən) /

noun plural -men

British a man whose job is to collect domestic refuse

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