dustwoman
dustwoman is the female equivalent of dustman.
Meaning of dustman
Noun
dustman (plural dustmen)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- bin man, garbage collector, garbage man, garbo, refuse collector, sanitation engineer, trashman, ashman, binman, garbageman
- Oh, my old man's a dustman
Forms of dustwoman
| plural | dustwomen |
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Origin of dustwoman
From dust + woman.
Questions about dustwoman
- What is dustwoman the female equivalent of?
- Dustwoman is the female equivalent of dustman.
Words near dustwoman in the dictionary
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