Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Canada, US)A worker who removes refuse, especially from properties.

    Müllmann, Müllwerker, Müllfrau

    му́сорщикmúsorščik, му́сорщицаmúsorščica

    сміття́рsmittjár, сміття́ркаsmittjárka

  2. An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.

More definitions
  • someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse

Examples

9 sentences
  1. The garbage collector comes three times a week.

    ruСборщик мусора приходит три раза в неделю. — Biga

    deDie Müllabfuhr kommt dreimal die Woche. — jast

  2. I know Tom used to be a garbage collector.

  3. I know that Tom used to be a garbage collector.

  4. Tom is a garbage collector.

    ruТом — сборщик мусора. — odexed

    deTom ist Müllmann. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. The garbage collectors are on strike.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
worker:
Русский
By meaning 2
program:
worker:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
program:
worker:

Forms

plural: garbage collectors

Synonyms

15 synonyms
worker who removes refuse:bin man
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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