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sanitation worker

American  

noun

  1. a person employed to collect, haul away, and dispose of garbage.


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Evaristo Casares Fernandez, a sanitation worker, noted that it would fall to him to clean up the floating mass of footwear.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

So, like many SSI recipients, she has continued to live with her father, who makes around $2,000 a month as a Philadelphia sanitation worker.

From Salon Apr. 29, 2026

The 35-year-old sanitation worker -- who organizes paid gold-digging tours -- says he had tripled his yearly average find from one ounce a year to three using the gadgets.

From Barron's Nov. 2, 2025

In another, he was observing a clean up behind the yellow tape when a sanitation worker purposefully obstructed his view and ordered him to move back while on a public sidewalk, the suit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2025

One man said he was a sanitation worker from Houston.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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