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garbage man

NOUN
person employed to collect and haul away trash
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His undercover identity is — wait for it — a garbage man.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

The Oscar-winning actor stars as the title character in this flinty character study about a garbage man who is seeking redemption and salvation.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2022

I was thinking I was going to be a lawyer because in my family you were either a doctor, lawyer or a garbage man.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022

She received an Academy Award nomination for the 1974 film “Claudine,” playing a single mother of six who finds romance in Harlem with a garbage man played by James Earl Jones.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2019

“First off,” said Kyle, “I’m really sorry about that garbage man crack I made the other day.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein



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