# dustman

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dustman