"garbage man" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 garbage man.ogg [Australia] Forms: garbage men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|garbage men}} garbage man (plural garbage men)
  1. (Australia, US, Canada) Someone, usually male, whose job it is to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed. Wikipedia link: Waste collector Tags: Australia, Canada, US Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: bin man [UK], dustman [UK], garbage collector [Canada, US], garbo [Australia], refuse collector [UK], sanitation engineer [Canada, US], trashman [Canada, US], garbage collector, garbageman

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