"pan man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pan men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|pan men}} pan man (plural pan men)
  1. (obsolete) A person employed to empty the contents of the outside toilet (i.e. human excrement) at suburban houses (and similar). Rendered obsolete by the introduction of plumbed (i.e. piped) sewerage systems. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Occupations, People

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The 'dunny' down the back yard was emptied by the council's pan man once a week. — Susan Marsden, essay Argyle, a port worker's home 19 Forbes Street Carrington New South Wales, describing 1920s way of life there https://web.archive.org/web/20060904141530/http://www.heritage.gov.au/ourhouse/essay7.html"
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