garbage man

See also: garbageman

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Noun

garbage man (plural garbage men)

(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)

Translations

garbage collector — see garbage collector

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