dustman
[duhst-man, -muh n]
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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
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Historical Examples of dustman
How can I be like a dustman that rings for a Christmas-box at your hall-door?
The Christmas BooksWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
Beauchamp glanced at his note-book for the name of this man, who was a ragman and dustman.
Beauchamp's Career, CompleteGeorge Meredith
And I pointed to a dustman's cart that had just hove into view.
Explorers of the DawnMazo de la Roche
Therefore you can have an indication of the dustman in Mr. Inspector's place.
The Letters of Charles DickensCharles Dickens
Note, that the dustman's face should be droll, and not horrible.
The Letters of Charles DickensCharles Dickens
dustman
noun plural -men
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