garbageman

gar·bage·man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gahr-bij-man]
- /ˈgɑr bɪdʒˌmæn/
- /ˈɡɑː.bɪdʒˌmæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahr-bij-man]
- /ˈgɑr bɪdʒˌmæn/

Definitions of garbageman word

noun plural garbageman a person employed to collect, haul away, and dispose of garbage; sanitation worker. 1
noun garbageman Alternative form of garbage man. 1
noun garbageman a man whose job is to collect domestic refuse 0
noun garbageman a person whose job is to pick up and dispose of garbage 0

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Origin of garbageman

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1885-90; garbage + man1

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Parts of speech for Garbageman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Garbageman

garbageman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% 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.

garbageman usage trend in Literature

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