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refuse collector

NOUN
garbage man
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Raising four children on her own and working as a refuse collector on a minimum wage, Diva did not have it easy and arrived empty-handed.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

State media editorials have encouraged young graduates to "roll up their sleeves" and by profiling a woman in her 20s who became a refuse collector after a brief stint as an accountant.

From Reuters ● May 31, 2023

A refuse collector noticed a door open at Ms Akhtar's house in Cobden Crescent later that morning.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2015

I'm thinking street parties, nationwide cordiality-offs, hugging your refuse collector and telling him/her "Thank you – for being you!"

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2013

The dung beetle is the refuse collector of the natural system, and where would we be without them?

From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2011


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