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trash man

trash man is the alternative form of trashman.

Meaning of trashman

Noun

trashman (plural trashmen)

  1. (Canada, US) A worker who collects and hauls away household or municipal garbage, often using a truck to transport it for processing or disposal.
    • Trashmen didn't get my trash today / Oh, why? Because they want more pay / Buses on strike want a raise in fare / So they can help pollute the air1971, The Stylistics, “People Make the World Go Round”, in The Stylistics

Questions about trash man

What is trash man the alternative form of?
Trash man is the alternative form of trashman.

Words near trash man in the dictionary

  1. trash heap of history
  2. trash heaps of history
  3. trash hose
  4. trash ice
  5. trash line
  6. trash man
  7. trash mob
  8. trash mobs
  9. trash out
  10. trash panda
  11. trash pandas

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