dustman
A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processedA person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
» Tom used to be a teacher. Now he makes his living as a dustman.
Meaning
1 senses(UK)A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
a man employed to collect and dispose of refuse
Examples
6 sentencesTom used to be a teacher. Now he makes his living as a dustman.
The dustmen come three times a week.
deDie Müllabfuhr kommt dreimal die Woche.
We watched the dustmen cart the rubbish away.
deMan sah den Müllmännern beim Wegholen des Mülls zu.
We watched the dustmen carting away the rubbish.
deMan sah den Müllmännern beim Wegholen des Mülls zu.
Ziri is a dustman.
Origin
From dust + -man, as household refuse previously consisted largely of ashes (dust) from doFrom dust + -man, as household refuse previously consisted largely of ashes (dust) from domestic fires.
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Forms
plural: dustmenSynonyms
12 synonyms- a man employed to collect and dispose of refuse:garbage mangarbageman
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular