dustman
"dustman" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dustman” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dustman · dustman · English
dustman · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dustman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dustman” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dustman is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dustman, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dust + -man, as household refuse previously consisted largely of ashes (dust) from domestic fires. The correct English form is dustman, spelled D-U-S-T-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dustman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oh, my old man's a dustman He wears a dustman’s hat He wears cor-blimey trousers And he lives in a council flat.
Etymology
From dust + -man, as household refuse previously consisted largely of ashes (dust) from domestic fires.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.