binman
/ˈbɪnmæn/noun
उच्चारण बिन्मैन
कूड़ा उठाने वाला कर्मचारी, सफ़ाई कर्मचारी
Core word
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[C] British English, informal
a man whose job is to collect rubbish from outside houses and take it away
कूड़ा उठाने वाला कर्मचारी, सफ़ाई कर्मचारी
- The binmen come every Tuesday morning.
- The binman emptied the bins and drove on.
- Radhika thanked the binmen for working through the rain.
+ 3 more examples
- The binman greeted the children on his way down the street.
- Binmen start work very early in the morning.
- The binmen left the broken bin by the gate.
Synonyms dustman refuse collector
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
binman (countable noun, British informal)
A binman collects household rubbish from outside houses. The plural is binmen, not binmans. Today dustman, refuse collector or sanitation worker is often preferred because it covers women too.
'Binman' घरों के बाहर से कचरा उठाने वाला व्यक्ति है। इसका plural 'binmen' है, 'binmans' नहीं। आजकल 'refuse collector' या 'sanitation worker' अधिक पसंद किया जाता है क्योंकि यह महिलाओं को भी शामिल करता है।
- The binman comes every Tuesday morning.
- Two binmen lifted the heavy bags into the lorry.
the binmen + plural verb
Binmen is the plural form; the verb agrees with it. The singular is binman.
Binmen plural रूप है और उसके साथ plural क्रिया आती है; singular रूप binman है।
- The binmen are on strike this week.
- The binman has already left.
binman's + noun
The possessive of the singular is binman's; of the plural it is binmen's.
Singular का possessive binman's और plural का binmen's होता है।
- The binman's lorry blocked the narrow lane.
- The binmen's gloves were left on the wall.
wait for / thank the binman
People wait for, thank or tip the binman, often at festival time.
लोग binman का इंतज़ार करते हैं, उसका धन्यवाद करते हैं या त्योहार पर उसे बख़्शीश देते हैं।
- Radhika's family always thanks the binman with sweets at Diwali.
+Collocations 4
verb + binman
wait forthankpaycallmiss
- We missed the binman and had to keep the bags for another week.
binman + verb
collectemptyarriveleavering the bell
- The binman collects the bags before eight.
adjective + binman
earlycheerfullocalregularhardworking
- Our cheerful local binman greets every child by name.
binman + noun
lorrystrikerounddaygloves
- The binman strike left rubbish piled on the pavement.
“More examples 6
- The binman has not come for three days, and the smell is getting worse.
binman तीन दिन से नहीं आया है, और बदबू बढ़ती जा रही है।
- My uncle worked as a binman in Leeds for ten years.
मेरे चाचा ने लीड्स में दस वर्ष binman के रूप में काम किया।
- Please put the bin out the night before so that the binman can empty it.
कृपया डस्टबिन एक रात पहले बाहर रख दें ताकि binman उसे खाली कर सके।
- Without binmen, a city would soon be buried in waste.
binmen के बिना कोई शहर जल्दी ही कचरे में दब जाएगा।
- The children waved at the binman every Monday as the lorry passed.
हर सोमवार जब लॉरी गुज़रती तो बच्चे binman को हाथ हिलाते थे।
- The binman separates the dry waste from the wet waste at the doorstep.
binman दरवाज़े पर ही सूखे कचरे को गीले कचरे से अलग करता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The binmans came early today.
✓ The binmen came early today.
The plural of man in a compound is men.
Compound में man का plural 'men' होता है, इसलिए 'binmen' लिखें।
✗ The binman collect the rubbish every day.
✓ The binman collects the rubbish every day.
A singular subject in the present simple takes -s on the verb.
Singular subject के साथ present simple में क्रिया में -s लगता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
dustman refuse collector
AaSpelling
bin·man