"trashman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: trashmen [plural], trash man [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English trash Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English trashman From trash + -man. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|trash|-man|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English trash Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English trashman [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*mann-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*mann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mann", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "man", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-man", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-man", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "trashman", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="trashman"> From trash + -man. Head templates: {{en-noun|trashmen}} trashman (plural trashmen)
  1. (US, Canada) A worker who collects and hauls away household or municipal garbage, often using a truck to transport it for processing or disposal. Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: bin man, dustman, garbage collector, garbage man, garbo, refuse collector, sanitation engineer, see Thesaurus:garbage collector

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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