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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse. British, feminine, form-of
2. 2
   a woman employed to collect and dispose of refuse wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dustmangarbage womangarbagewoman

Etymology

From dust + woman.

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