dustman

[ duhst-man, -muh n ]

/ ˈdʌstˌmæn, -mən /

a person employed to remove or cart away garbage, refuse, ashes, etc.; garbage collector.

Origin of dustman

First recorded in 1700–10; dust + man¹

A dustman perambulates the road on the Braintree side, and canned food becomes possible and convenient therefore.

What is Coming? |H. G. Wells
Note, that the dustman's face should be droll, and not horrible.

The Letters of Charles Dickens |Charles Dickens
Beauchamp glanced at his note-book for the name of this man, who was a ragman and dustman.

Beauchamp's Career, Complete |George Meredith
The dustman looked at me, at the horse, smiled, and answered in the affirmative.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, September 29, 1894 |Various

How can I be like a dustman that rings for a Christmas-box at your hall-door?

The Christmas Books |William Makepeace Thackeray

dustman

/ (ˈdʌstmən) /

British a man whose job is to collect domestic refuse