garbageman

noun

gar·​bage·​man ˈgär-bij-ˌman 

: one who collects and hauls away garbage

Examples of garbageman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But then, who’d consider asking a garbageman for advice on democracy? — Literary Hub, 8 July 2026

Elsewhere, too, Paré-Poupart takes care to explain the links between trash and garbagemen’s working and living conditions. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026

My fellow garbagemen and I scrub clean the stains of our consumer society. — Pablo Strauss, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Tom Pelphrey costars as Robbie, the desperate garbageman behind the robberies. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

garbage + man entry 1

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

garbageman

noun

gar·​bage·​man ˈgär-bij-ˌman 

: a person who collects and hauls away garbage