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dustmen

dustmen is the plural of dustman.

Meaning of dustman

Noun

dustman (plural dustmen)

  1. (UK) A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
    • Oh, my old man's a dustman
      He wears a dustman’s hat
      He wears cor-blimey trousers
      And he lives in a council flat.1960, Lonnie Donegan, My Old Man's A Dustman

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Questions about dustmen

What is dustmen the plural of?
Dustmen is the plural of dustman.

Words near dustmen in the dictionary

  1. dustlings
  2. dustman
  3. Dustmans
  4. dustmat
  5. dustmats
  6. dustmen
  7. dustmite
  8. dustmites
  9. dustmote
  10. dustmotes
  11. dustnado

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