dustman

British garbage collector

A dustman is a British term for a garbage collector—someone employed to remove household waste.

The word reflects older usage when ash and dust from coal fires comprised much of what was discarded: The dustman comes on Thursdays.

Americans say garbage man or sanitation worker.

collection

binman

Rubbish collection worker

trash · waste · pickup · rounds · route · disposal · hauling · lorry · cart · bins

urban

streetscape

Urban corridor's appearance

residential · council · municipal · estate · terraced · flats · bins · dawn · rounds · city

routine

schedule

Plan of timed events

morning · route · timetable · regularity · clockwork · systematic · shift · workday · weekly · fortnightly

recycling

sorting

Arranging into sequence

glass · metals · compost · organic · biodegradable · materials · sustainability · reuse · environment · conservation

Categories
Opposites
waste handling role

dustmandeliveryman

One who transports goods

delivery driver · postman · milkman · supplier · distributor

social class/occupation status

dustmanexecutive

Senior organizational leader

CEO · aristocrat · lord · banker · lawyer

Family

dustmen

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G