dustman
/ˈdʌstmən/noun
उच्चारण डस्ट्मन
कूड़ा उठाने वाला, सफ़ाईकर्मी
Core word
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[C] British
a person whose job is to collect rubbish from outside people's houses and take it away
कूड़ा उठाने वाला, सफ़ाईकर्मी
- The dustmen come to our street every Tuesday morning.
- The dustman emptied the bins into the lorry.
- The dustmen start work early, long before most people wake up.
+ 2 more examples
- Our dustman always whistles as he walks down the lane.
- My uncle worked as a dustman in Manchester for twenty years.
Synonyms refuse collector garbage collector binman
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
dustman (countable noun, British)
Dustman is a British word for a person who collects household rubbish. The plural is dustmen. Today refuse collector or waste collector is preferred.
Dustman घरों का कचरा उठाने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए ब्रिटिश शब्द है। Plural dustmen है। आजकल refuse collector या waste collector अधिक पसंद किया जाता है।
- The dustman arrives at seven every Tuesday.
- Two dustmen lifted the heavy bins onto the lorry.
dustman vs sanitation worker / sweeper
In Indian English, sanitation worker, safai karmachari or municipal worker is more usual for those who clean streets and collect waste.
भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी में सड़कों की सफ़ाई और कचरा उठाने वालों के लिए sanitation worker, safai karmachari या municipal worker अधिक प्रचलित है।
- The municipality honoured the sanitation workers on Independence Day.
the dustmen are coming (plural noun with a plural verb)
Dustmen is a regular plural of a man-ending noun and takes a plural verb.
Dustmen 'man' से अंत होने वाले noun का plural है और plural verb लेता है।
- The dustmen are on strike this week.
gender-neutral alternatives
Because the word ends in man, many writers use refuse collector or bin collector for any gender.
चूँकि शब्द 'man' पर समाप्त होता है, इसलिए कई लेखक किसी भी लिंग के लिए refuse collector या bin collector लिखते हैं।
- The council employs refuse collectors of both genders.
dustman as a possessive: the dustman's job
Add 's for one dustman and s' for several: the dustman's cart, the dustmen's union.
एक dustman के लिए 's और कई के लिए s' लगता है: the dustman's cart, the dustmen's union।
- The dustmen's union asked for safer gloves.
+Collocations 5
verb + dustman
callpaythankwait formeet
- We wait for the dustman at the gate every morning.
dustman + verb
comecollectemptyliftstrike
- The dustman collects the rubbish before breakfast.
the + dustmen
the dustmen's strikethe dustmen's lorrythe dustmen's round
- The dustmen's lorry blocked the narrow lane.
dustman + at/in
at the doorin the streetat the school
- A dustman was standing at the door of the old house.
adjective + dustman
earlyhardworkinglocalretiredmunicipal
- The retired dustman now teaches his grandson how to cycle.
“More examples 6
- The dustman greeted the children with a smile.
कचरा उठाने वाले ने बच्चों का मुस्कुराकर अभिवादन किया।
- Without dustmen, the town would be full of rubbish within days.
कचरा उठाने वालों के बिना शहर कुछ ही दिनों में कचरे से भर जाएगा।
- Radhika's grandfather worked as a dustman in London.
राधिका के दादा लंदन में dustman का काम करते थे।
- The dustmen start work before sunrise.
Dustmen सूर्योदय से पहले काम शुरू कर देते हैं।
- We should respect the people who do the dustman's job.
हमें उन लोगों का सम्मान करना चाहिए जो कचरा उठाने का काम करते हैं।
- Radhika's school project praised the dustmen who work through the monsoon.
राधिका की स्कूल परियोजना में मानसून में भी काम करने वाले कचरा उठाने वालों की प्रशंसा की गई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The dustmans came late today.
✓ The dustmen came late today.
The plural of dustman is dustmen, not dustmans.
'Dustman' का plural 'dustmen' है, 'dustmans' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
refuse collector garbage collector binman
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English says dustman or refuse collector, while American English says garbage man or garbage collector.
British English में dustman या refuse collector कहा जाता है, जबकि American English में garbage man या garbage collector कहा जाता है।