dustman
Meaning
A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
Synonyms
ashman
refuse collector
garbage carter
garbage hauler
sanitation worker
Translations
éboueur
basurero
Müllfahrer
spazzaturaio
coletor de lixo
زبال
çöpçüEtymology
From dust + -man, as household refuse previously consisted largely of ashes (dust) from domestic fires.
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