garbage man

See also: garbageman

English

Alternative forms

• garbageman

Pronunciation

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Noun

garbage man (plural garbage men)

1. (Australia, US, Canada) Someone, usually male, whose job it is to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

Synonyms

• bin man (UK)
• dustman (UK)
• garbage collector (US, Canada)
• garbo (Australia)
• refuse collector (UK)
• sanitation engineer (US, Canada)
• trashman (US, Canada)
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Translations

garbage collector — see garbage collector