"night soil man" meaning in All languages combined

See night soil man on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: night soil men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|night soil men}} night soil man (plural night soil men)
  1. (dated) A person whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries. Tags: dated Synonyms: nightman
    Sense id: en-night_soil_man-en-noun-n4KbnXyj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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