dustman

dust·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duhst-man, -muh n]
- /ˈdʌstˌmæn, -mən/
- /ˈdʌst.mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhst-man, -muh n]
- /ˈdʌstˌmæn, -mən/

Definitions of dustman word

noun plural dustman a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector. 1
noun dustman A garbage collector. 1
noun dustman male refuse collector 1
countable noun dustman A dustman is a person whose job is to empty the rubbish from people's dustbins and take it away to be disposed of. 0
noun dustman a man whose job is to collect domestic refuse 0
noun dustman a man whose work is removing rubbish, ashes, garbage, etc. 0

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Origin of dustman

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; dust + man1

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Parts of speech for Dustman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dustman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dustman usage trend in Literature

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