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garbageman

garbageman is the alternative form of garbage man.

Meaning of garbage man

Noun

garbage man (plural garbage men)

  1. (Australia, Canada, US) Someone, usually male, whose job it is to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

Forms of garbageman

pluralgarbagemen

Origin of garbageman

From garbage + -man.

Questions about garbageman

What is garbageman the alternative form of?
Garbageman is the alternative form of garbage man.

Words near garbageman in the dictionary

  1. garbage-collector
  2. garbage-collectors
  3. garbaged
  4. garbageless
  5. garbagelike
  6. garbageman
  7. garbagemen
  8. garbageness
  9. garbageology
  10. garbagepeople
  11. garbageperson

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