sanman
sanman noun: a New York City sanitation department worker: a garbage collector.
Noun
sanman (plural sanmen)
- A New York City sanitation department worker: a garbage collector.
- Sanmen get more on-the-job injuries than either policemen or firemen. Many of them strain their backs, undramatically but painfully, because, being so strong, they may forget to bend their knees when they're hoisting a garbage can.1978, The New Yorker, volume 54, part 3, page 28
- Ukeles has been shocked at the number of insults endured by the sanmen, and saddened by the shame some of them feel.1984, Ms. Magazine, volume 12/13, page 32
Forms of sanman
| plural | sanmen |
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Origin of sanman
Shortening of sanitation + man.
Questions about sanman
- What does sanman mean?
- Sanman means a New York City sanitation department worker: a garbage collector.
- What part of speech is sanman?
- Sanman is a noun.
- What is the plural of sanman?
- The plural of sanman is sanmen.
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