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Noun: dustwoman (dustwomen)  'dúst,wû-mun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: garbagewoman)
  1. A woman employed to collect and dispose of refuse
    "The dustwoman efficiently collected the trash bins along her route";
    - garbage woman [N. Amer], garbagewoman [N. Amer]

Derived forms: dustwomen

Type of: adult female, garbage carter [N. Amer], garbage collector [N. Amer], garbage hauler [N. Amer], garbo [Austral, informal], refuse collector, woman