trashman
Americannoun
plural
trashmenGender
See -man.
Etymology
Origin of trashman
Example Sentences
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The policeman and the trashman may call me Alice.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The trashman kicked up his orb motor and they were off again, downriver.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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He didn't know if he could make it until the trashman came back.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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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
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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
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