dustman

[ duhst-man, -muhn ]

/ ˈdʌstˌmæn, -mən /

noun, plural dust·men [duhst-men, -muhn]. /ˈdʌstˌmɛn, -mən/. British.

a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.

Origin of dustman

First recorded in 1700–10; dust + man

Words nearby dustman

Dustin, dusting, dusting powder, dust jacket, dust kitten, dustman, dust mite, dust mop, dust mouse, dustoff, dustoor

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Example sentences from the Web for dustman

A dustman perambulates the road on the Braintree side, and canned food becomes possible and convenient therefore.
What is Coming?|H. G. Wells
Note, that the dustman's face should be droll, and not horrible.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
Beauchamp glanced at his note-book for the name of this man, who was a ragman and dustman.
Beauchamp's Career, Complete|George Meredith
The dustman looked at me, at the horse, smiled, and answered in the affirmative.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, September 29, 1894|Various

How can I be like a dustman that rings for a Christmas-box at your hall-door?
The Christmas Books|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for dustman

dustman

/ (ˈdʌstmən) /

noun plural -men

British a man whose job is to collect domestic refuse

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单词	dustman
释义	dustman [ duhst-man, -muhn ] / ˈdʌstˌmæn, -mən / noun, plural dust·men [duhst-men, -muhn]. /ˈdʌstˌmɛn, -mən/. British. a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector. Origin of dustman First recorded in 1700–10; dust + man Words nearby dustman Dustin, dusting, dusting powder, dust jacket, dust kitten, dustman, dust mite, dust mop, dust mouse, dustoff, dustoor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dustman A dustman perambulates the road on the Braintree side, and canned food becomes possible and convenient therefore. What is Coming?\|H. G. Wells Note, that the dustman's face should be droll, and not horrible. The Letters of Charles Dickens\|Charles Dickens Beauchamp glanced at his note-book for the name of this man, who was a ragman and dustman. Beauchamp's Career, Complete\|George Meredith The dustman looked at me, at the horse, smiled, and answered in the affirmative. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, September 29, 1894\|Various How can I be like a dustman that rings for a Christmas-box at your hall-door? The Christmas Books\|William Makepeace Thackeray British Dictionary definitions for dustman dustman / (ˈdʌstmən) / noun plural -men British a man whose job is to collect domestic refuse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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