dustman C2 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈdʌstˌmæn/ UK /ˈdʌstmən/ See IPA manual Freq #79491 Meanings 1 noun a person employed to collect household refuse; an old-fashioned British term for a refuse collector The dustman emptied the bins before sunrise. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person employed to... refuse collectorgarbage collectorbinman More sanitation worker Word family Related forms dustcartrubbishwaste collection Etymology An English compound of dust and man. Dust once referred broadly to household refuse, including ash and cinders, so a dustman was the worker who removed it. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dustman **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdʌstˌmæn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʌstmən/ **Frequency rank:** 79491 ## Meanings 1. a person employed to collect household refuse; an old-fashioned British term for a refuse collector ## Examples - The dustman emptied the bins before sunrise. ## Synonyms - refuse collector - garbage collector - binman - sanitation worker ## Related Forms - dustcart - rubbish - waste collection ## Etymology An English compound of dust and man. Dust once referred broadly to household refuse, including ash and cinders, so a dustman was the worker who removed it. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown