trashman
Americannoun
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trashmen
plural
Gender
See -man.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of trashman
Example Sentences
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The policeman and the trashman may call me Alice.
From Time Magazine Archive
The trashman also got very quiet as he pulled alongside one of the docks.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
But the trashman was eager to drop off his cargo and get back to the lights of the city.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
The baskets didn't do much to hide the smell, but luckily the trashman would come in his boat that same evening to dump them downriver.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Back and forth the boat went, crossing the river as the trashman made his way south to all his stops.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
The reason: instead of wasting paper by heaving it all into one basket, GSA trashmen now sort the scrap into eight piles graded according to recovery value.
From Time Magazine Archive
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