dustman

[ duhst-man, -muhn ]

noun

, British.

, plural dust·men [duhst, -men, -m, uh, n].

1. a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.

dustman

/ ˈdʌstmən /

noun

1. a man whose job is to collect domestic refuse

Word History and Origins

Origin of dustman¹

First recorded in 1700–10; dust + man

Example Sentences

In reality, she is the poor daughter of a dustman who speaks with a thick Cockney accent.

From Scientific American

"They drive on the roads that are maintained by them, the brown cardboard boxes they deliver are collected by dustmen or taken to tips paid for by those business rates."

From BBC

Squelch's dad's only a dustman but his garden's like a National Trust property.

From Literature

Manual labour, mostly - builder, dustman, crane driver, painter and decorator.

From BBC

She said they could get smitten with “the dustman, the postman, the butcher or the prime minister. It happens to be about the people.”

From New York Times