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What (who) is dustman - definition

PERSON EMPLOYED TO COLLECT AND REMOVE WASTE
Garbage collector; Trash collector; Trash Collector; Dustbin man; Dustman; Sanitation engineer; Refuse collector; Garbageman; Garbagemen; Garbage man; Waste Collector; Bin man; Binman; Binmen; Dustmen; Rubbish Collector; Garbagewoman; Binwoman; Recycler (person)
  • Waste collectors in [[Aix-en-Provence]], France
  • Waste collectors cleaning the [[Naviglio Grande]] in [[Milan]], Italy

Dustman         
(·part) One whose employment is to remove dirt and defuse.
dustman         
¦ noun (plural dustmen) Brit. a man employed to remove household refuse from dustbins.
dustman         
(dustmen)
A dustman is a person whose job is to empty the rubbish from people's dustbins and take it away to be disposed of. (BRIT; in AM, use garbage man
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Wikipedia

Waste collector

A waste collector, also known as a garbageman, garbage collector, trashman (in the US), binman or dustman (in the UK), is a person employed by a public or private enterprise to collect and dispose of municipal solid waste (refuse) and recyclables from residential, commercial, industrial or other collection sites for further processing and waste disposal. Specialised waste collection vehicles (also known as garbage trucks in the US, bin lorries in the UK) featuring an array of automated functions are often deployed to assist waste collectors in reducing collection and transport time and for protection from exposure. Waste and recycling pickup work is physically demanding and usually exposes workers to an occupational hazard.

The first known waste collectors were said to come from Britain in the 1350s, coinciding with the Black Plague and were called "rakers."

A related occupation is that of a sanitation worker who operates and maintains sanitation technology.: 2 

Examples of use of dustman
1. News÷ Lottery dustman handed Asbo Story÷ How could her parents let her become an Asbo girl?
2. Security officials said police had detained one person dressed as a dustman.
3. Before writing about politics, I was a foreign correspondent, gossip columnist and once a dustman.
4. Oh, my old man‘s a dustman He wears a dustman‘s hat With ‘Environmental Protection Team‘ Written on the back.
5. The door of a dustcart parked outside opened and down she stepped – apparently her "other" boyfriend was a dustman.