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Synonyms of dustman

11 similar words

Another word for dustman is trashman. Other synonyms of dustman are bin man, garbage collector, garbage man, garbo and refuse collector.

Synonyms and similar words for dustman

nounA person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

  • bin manA man with the job of collecting refuse from people's homes and transporting it to a refuse tip for processing.
  • garbage collectorAn algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.
  • garbage manSomeone, usually male, whose job it is to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
  • garbo
  • refuse collectorA garbage man or garbage woman.
  • sanitation engineer
  • trashmanA worker who collects and hauls away household or municipal garbage, often using a truck to transport it for processing...
  • ashmanOne employed to collect ash.
  • binman
  • garbageman
  • trash man

Meaning of dustman

  1. noun A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

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Questions about synonyms of dustman

What is another word for dustman?
Dustman has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as trashman, bin man, garbage collector, garbage man, garbo, refuse collector, sanitation engineer and ashman.
What does dustman mean?
Dustman means a person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dustman (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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