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garbageman

[ gahr-bij-man ]

noun

, plural gar·bage·men.
  1. a person employed to collect, haul away, and dispose of garbage; sanitation worker.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of garbageman1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; garbage + man

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Example Sentences

The main character in Fences is a garbageman and Wilson made everyone in the audience relate to the life of a garbageman.

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