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gar·bage·man
/
ˈgɑr
bɪdʒˌmæn
/
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[
gahr
-bij-man
]
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noun,
plural
gar·bage·men.
a person employed to collect, haul away, and dispose of
garbage
; sanitation worker.
Origin:
1885–90,
Americanism;
garbage
+
man
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garbageman
noun
someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse [syn:
garbage man
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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