binman

noun

bin·​man

ˈbin-mən

plural binmen

1

: a worker who fills hoppers or tends the flow of material through bins connected by conveyors

2

British : garbageman

I've just been down with the rubbish because the binmen are coming in the morning.

—Margaret Drabble, The Seven Sisters, 2002

Word History

Etymology

bin entry 1 + man

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