Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dustman

/dˈʌstmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
dust-man
IPA
/dˈʌstmən/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.

British usage

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dust + -man, as household refuse previously consisted largely of ashes (dust) from domestic fires.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dustmen (plural) Dustmans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dustwoman

Synonyms

bin man garbage collector garbage man garbo refuse collector sanitation engineer trashman ashman binman dustman garbageman trash man

Rhymes With

justman

Questions

How do you pronounce dustman?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈʌstmən/.
What does dustman mean?
A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
Where does dustman come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce dustman

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