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Definition: Dustman |
DustmanNoun1. Someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dustman" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | One who dumps the dust catcher or loads the dust at blast furnaces. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | DUSTMAN. A dead man: your father is a dustman. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: DustmanSynonyms: garbage collector (n), garbage man (n), refuse collector (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: dustman's bursa (medicine), dustman's shoulder. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Cleanness | Lavatory, laundry, washhouse; washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman; scavenger, dustman, sweep; white wings |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Dustman |
| English words defined with "dustman": Dustmen. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "dustman": Dustman has arrived ♦ Sand-man is about. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Song Titles | My Old Man's a Dustman (Ballad of a Refuse Disposal Officer) (performing artist: Lonnie Donegan) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Dustman" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 92.31% of the time. "Dustman" is used about 39 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 92.31% | 36 | 57,479 |
| Noun (proper) | 7.69% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 39 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "dustman" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Dustman | Last name | 170 | 43,958 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expression using "dustman": dustman is coming. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "dustman": ex-dustman. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dustman man old | 6 |
dustman | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "dustman"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عامل نظافة, الزبال. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | popelář (garbage collector). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Klaas Vaak (the Dustman, the Sandman, Wee Willie Winkie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | Niĉjo la Dormigulo (the Dustman, the Sandman, Wee Willie Winkie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مامورتنظیف , سپور (Scavenger, Sweeper), خاکروبه بر, رفتگر (Sweeper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | boueux, éboueur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σκουπιδιάρης (garbage collector, garbage man, refuse collector). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | פועל קיון. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kukás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | tukang sampah. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spazzino (roadsweeper, scavenger, street sweeper, sweeper), netturbino (dustbin man, garbage collector, trash man). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | " 기 청소부 (Dustmen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | dooinney trustyr. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ustmanday varredor (furnace platform cleaner, road sweeper, sweeper-up). (various references) gunoier (scavenger). (various references) мусорщик (garbage collector, garbage-collector, scavenger). (various references) limpiador (cleaner, cleanser, detergent, eraser), basurero (catlap, dump, garbage collector, garbage man, refuse dump, rubbish tip, scavenger, tip, wastebasket). (various references) sophämtare (garbage collector), renhållningsarbetare (nightman, scavenger). (various references) คนเก็บขยะ (binman). (various references) çöpçü (garbage man, scavenger, streetcleaner, sweeper). (various references) сміттяр (raker, scavenger). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Dustman" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Cusamano, Cusumano, Dietman, dittman, Luttman, Pdeastman. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dustman" (pronounced du"stmun) |
| 5 | -s t m u n | postman. |
| 4 | -t m u n | boatman, footman, Hetman, Outman, Pitman, Titman. |
| 3 | -m u n | abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, airman, albumin, alderman, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, barman, baseman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, Carman, Carmen, carmine, cattlemen, Cayman, chairman, chairwoman, Chapman, chessman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, cochairman, committeeman, common, congressman, congresswoman, corpsman, councilman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, Dolman, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, famine, ferryman, fireman, firemen, Firman, foramen, foreman, foremen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentleman, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Letterman, Liman, Lineman, linemen, lobsterman, longshoremen, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, overman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Plowman, policeman, policewoman, predetermine, pressman, Pullman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswoman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, Spearman, specimen, spokesman, spokeswoman, sportsman, statesman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, timberman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, Waterman, watermen, wingman, wireman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, Woolman, workman, yachtsman, yeoman. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-m-n-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: datums, daunts, dunams, maunds. | |
-2 letters: adust, aunts, damns, datum, daunt, dauts, dumas, dunam, dunts, manus, mauds, maund, mauts, stand, tunas. | |
-3 letters: amus, ands, ants, anus, aunt, damn, dams, daut, duma, duns, dunt, dust, mads, mans, mast, mats, maud, maun, maut, muds, muns, must, muts, nuts, sand, smut, stud, stum, stun, tads, tams, tans. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-m-n-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: tamandus. | |
+2 letters: tamanduas. | |
+3 letters: adjustment, dentaliums, fundaments, magnitudes, mansuetude, submediant, transmuted. | |
+4 letters: adenomatous, adjustments, adventurism, coatimundis, consummated, draughtsman, draughtsmen, eudaemonist, laundromats, mansuetudes, mediastinum, menstruated, modulations, mundanities, outdoorsman, staminodium, subdominant, submediants. | |
+5 letters: adjournments, adjustmental, adumbrations, adventurisms, antependiums, countermands, desquamating, desquamation, drumbeatings, edutainments, eudaemonists, fundamentals, misadjusting, misadventure, miseducating, miseducation, mountainside, readjustment, subdominants, traducements, unaccustomed. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Names: Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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