Meanings
plural garbage men · alternative garbageman
- AustraliaCanadaUSSomeone, usually male, whose job it is to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
Synonyms: bin man, dustman, garbage collector, garbo, refuse collector, sanitation engineer, trashman, garbage collector
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone, usually male, whose job it is to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna man employed to collect and dispose of refuse
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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garbage man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbage%20man
“garbage man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbage%20man. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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