bin man

noun

A man with the job of collecting refuse from people's homes and transporting it to a refuse tip for processing.

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Meanings

nounbin man (plural bin men)

plural bin men · alternative binman

  1. UKA man with the job of collecting refuse from people's homes and transporting it to a refuse tip for processing.

    Back then, in an unspecified period between 1950 and 1980, the binmen were stronger, more hardworking and more polite.

    2022 November 15, Dan Hancox, “‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: dustman, garbage collector, garbage man, garbo, refuse collector, sanitation engineer, trashman, garbage collector

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA man with the job of collecting refuse from people's homes and transporting it to a refuse tip for processing.

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APA

bin man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bin%20man

MLA

“bin man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bin%20man. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bin man,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bin%20man.

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