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trashman

American  
[trash-man, -muhn] / ˈtræʃˌmæn, -mən /

noun

trashmen plural
  1. a person who collects trash for removal in a truck.


Gender

See -man.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of trashman

First recorded in 1950–55; trash + man

Example Sentences

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The policeman and the trashman may call me Alice.

From Time Magazine Archive

The trashman used his oar to turn the boat down a canal that led away from the main flow of the river.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

He didn't know if he could make it until the trashman came back.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

According to law, the trashman had to dump his baskets outside the city limits, where the river made a wide bend.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

The trashman lifted the basket with just a little more effort than usual, hauled it to the river dock, and plopped it into his boat.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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