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manual scavenger

American  
[man-yoo-uhl skav-inj-er] / ˈmæn yu əl ˈskæv ɪndʒ ər /

noun

plural

manual scavengers

  1. (especially in India, where it is now outlawed) a person whose work is to clear untreated human waste from outhouses, septic tanks, etc., by hand.

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