Noun: dustman (dustmen) dús(t)-mun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: trashman)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: trashman)
- A man employed to collect and dispose of refuse
"The dustman arrived early in the morning to collect the neighbourhood's trash";
- garbage man [N. Amer], garbageman [N. Amer], trashman [N. Amer], binman [Brit]
Derived forms: dustmen
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], garbage carter [N. Amer], garbage collector [N. Amer], garbage hauler [N. Amer], garbo [Austral, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, refuse collector, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Dustman