"dunny man" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 dunny man.ogg [Australia] Forms: dunny men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|dunny men}} dunny man (plural dunny men)
  1. (Australia, colloquial, now chiefly historical) Someone employed to empty the cesspit from a basic toilet which is not attached to a plumbing system. Tags: Australia, colloquial, historical Synonyms: dunnyman
    Sense id: en-dunny_man-en-noun-tIoHPTPU Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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Download JSON data for dunny man meaning in English (1.8kB)

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