night soil man

noun

A man whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries.

“Near-synonyms: nightsoiler, shit-carter”

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Meanings

nounnight soil man (plural night soil men)

plural night soil men

  1. datedA man whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries.

    Near-synonyms: nightsoiler, shit-carter

    2 more examples

    1935. Mulk Raj Anand. Untouchable.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=untouchable+by+mulk+raj+anand

    1967. T. Wignesan. Night Soil Man. 1967 & 2007. (eBook)

    Synonyms: nightman, nightsoiler, shit-carter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA man whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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APA

night soil man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20soil%20man

MLA

“night soil man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20soil%20man. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night soil man,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20soil%20man.

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