ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dustman

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dustman is a noun meaning (British) A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

Meaning

(British) A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

Example Sentences

Oh, my old man's a dustman He wears a dustman’s hat He wears cor-blimey trousers And he lives in a council flat.

Word Forms

Synonyms for dustman

Depending on context, synonyms include garbo, trashman.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include trashman, scrubman, streetcleaner, sanman, cinderman, ashman.

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