garbagewoman

6.0

A woman who collects trash from homes and shops

noun
/ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒˌwʊmən/

: mujer de la basura

The garbagewoman arrives early every Monday to collect our household waste.

Examples

The children waved to the garbagewoman as she emptied their bins.
As a garbagewoman, she takes pride in keeping the city clean and tidy.
The garbagewoman picked up the trash early in the morning.
Many garbagewomen work hard to keep our streets clean.
The garbagewoman arrives early every Monday to collect our household waste.
As a garbagewoman, she takes pride in keeping the city clean and tidy.
The children waved to the garbagewoman as she emptied their bins.

Synonyms

garbage man

vsgarbagewoman

19 1.7

A person who collects trash from homes and takes it away

is female specific, not the male form described here

garbageman

vsgarbagewoman

6 3.0

A person who collects trash from homes or shops

is the female form rather than a male specific worker term

garbage collector

vsgarbagewoman

4 2.1

A person who collects and removes trash from homes and businesses

is specifically female rather than a general gender neutral worker

trashman

vsgarbagewoman

1 3.3

A person who collects trash and looks for things to use again or sell

focuses on formal collection and disposal work rather than searching for resale items

garbage woman

vsgarbagewoman

1 2.8

A woman who collects and takes away trash from homes and streets

is the same meaning but written as one word rather than two words

refuse collector

vsgarbagewoman

1 3.1

A person who collects and takes away rubbish from homes and businesses

is female specific while this term applies to workers of any gender

dustman

vsgarbagewoman

1 6.1

A person who collects and takes away household rubbish

is the female counterpart rather than the male worker term

garbo

vsgarbagewoman

Australian

1 9.5

A person who collects rubbish from outside people's houses

is the female specific standard term rather than an informal label

binman

vsgarbagewoman

1 4.9

A person who collects rubbish from bins outside homes

covers collection and disposal duties for homes and businesses, not only outside pickup

garbage hauler

vsgarbagewoman

1 3.0

A person or company that collects and takes away trash

is a single employed female worker rather than a person or company

junkman

vsgarbagewoman

1 5.1

A person who collects old things to sell or throw away

is an employed waste collector focused on disposal rather than resale activities

dustwoman

vsgarbagewoman

9.1

A woman who collects and takes away household rubbish

shares meaning but uses a different term form rather than this one

garbage carter

vsgarbagewoman

4.9

A person who collects and takes away rubbish from homes

is female specific while this term is gender neutral in use

picker-up

vsgarbagewoman

Archaic

7.4

A person who collects litter from places like beaches or parks

refers to a paid job collecting and disposing refuse rather than casual picking up

Surface Forms

garbagewoman singular

garbagewomen plural

Morphology

garbagewoman = garbage + woman (transparent) = garbage + woman

A straightforward compound meaning 'a woman who collects garbage'; components map directly to the sense.

Etymology

The word garbagewoman comes from garbage ('waste') and woman ('female person'). So it simply means a woman whose job is to collect and remove other people's waste.