Thesaurus:garbage collector

Thesaurus

garbage collector

English

Noun

Sense: worker who removes refuse

Synonyms

• binman
• bin man (UK)
• dustman (UK)
• garbage collector
• garbageman
• garbage man (US, Canada)
• garbo (Australia)
• refuse collector (UK)
• sanitation engineer (euphemism)
• trashman (US, Canada)
• trash man

Hypernyms

• person    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• dustwoman

Notes

• Among the synonyms, garbage collector is most common by far, followed by dustman and garbage man, per GNV.

Further reading

• "garbage collector" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
• garbage collector,bin man,dustman,garbage man,garbageman,garbo,refuse collector,trashman,garbage carter, garbage hauler at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.