Noun: garbagewoman (garbagewomen) 'gaar-bij,wû-mun
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: dustwoman)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: dustwoman)
- A woman employed to collect and dispose of refuse
"The garbagewoman efficiently collected the trash bins along her route";
- garbage woman [N. Amer], dustwoman [Brit]
Type of: adult female, garbage carter [N. Amer], garbage collector [N. Amer], garbage hauler [N. Amer], garbo [Austral, informal], refuse collector, woman
Encyclopedia: Garbagewoman