street cleaner

Urban debris remover

A street cleaner is a person or machine that removes debris, litter, and dirt from public roads and sidewalks.

Municipal street cleaners—whether workers with brooms or truck-mounted sweepers—typically operate in early morning hours.

The street cleaner woke the neighborhood at 5 AM.

occupation

sweeper

One who cleans floors

road sweeper · refuse collector · garbageman · groundskeeper · custodian · laborer · maintenance worker · cleaning crew

tasks

sweeping

Extensive and far-reaching

graffiti removal · drain clearing · degreasing · pressure washing · disinfecting

equipment

broom

Bristled cleaning stick

  • pushcartManual wheeled vendor vehicle
  • dustpanHandheld floor-debris collector
  • hoseFlexible fluid conduit

pressure washer · leaf blower · grabber tool · litter picker · wheelie bin · gloves · shovel · squeegee · trash bags · collection bin

urban

gutters

Rooftop water channels

boulevards · alleyways · crosswalks · city streets · intersections · storefronts · drains · medians · public squares · pedestrian zones

vehicle

vacuum sweeper

Suction-powered floor cleaner

bin lorry · three-wheeler · cleaning cart · tank truck

Categories
Opposites
cleanliness function

street cleanerlitterer

Careless waste discardant

polluter · fly-tipper · vandal · litterbug · graffiti artist

social status/occupation prestige

street cleanerCEO

Top corporate officer

executive · surgeon · aristocrat · tycoon · captain of industry

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G