dustman
noun/ˈdʌstmən/
/ˈdʌstmən/
(plural dustmen
(British English, becoming old-fashioned) /ˈdʌstmən/
/ˈdʌstmən/
)(British English, informal binman, formal refuse collector)
(North American English garbage man)
- a person whose job is to remove waste from outside houses, etc.British/American rubbish / garbage / trash / refuserubbish / garbage / trash / refuseTopics Jobsc1
- Rubbish is the usual word in British English for the things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them. Garbage and trash are both used in North American English. Inside the home, garbage tends to mean waste food and other wet material, while trash is paper, card and dry material.
- In British English, you put your rubbish in a dustbin in the street to be collected by the dustmen. In North American English, your garbage and trash goes in a garbage can/trashcan in the street and is collected by garbage men/collectors.
- Refuse is a formal word and is used in both British English and North American English. Refuse collector is the formal word for a dustman or garbage collector.
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