dustmen
- plural of dustman.
Example Sentences
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The following weekend, Robin and I have our first big fire, disposing of all the rubbish that the dustmen have refused to deal with.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2010
After the big day was past, thousands tramped the coronation route, through tattered paper arches and bedraggled festoons, while dustmen recovered tons of paper and empty bottles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps Sally felt it would be a feeble line of defence to dwell on the scarcity of good violinists among sweeps and dustmen, and that was why she fell into rank without comment.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
There I saw bishops, court marshals, generals, monks, nuns, society ladies, workmen, sailors, dustmen, and street-girls levelling the ground with hoes and spades.
From Historical Miniatures by Strindberg, August
The dustmen reminded one of the days of one's childhood when in England; they went round ringing a bell and calling "Dust-ooh!"
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
