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refuse collector

NOUN
garbage man
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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 young refuse collector told BBC Scotland the first couple of hours of the clean-up had been a "nightmare".

From BBC Aug. 30, 2022

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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