refuse collector
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3.1
- noun
- UK
:
recogedor de basura
- The refuse collector emptied the bins on our street every Tuesday.
Examples
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Many refuse collectors work early in the morning to avoid traffic.
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Emmett D. Harland, once a lowly refuse collector, is now the thin blue line between death... And a miserable existence.
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As a refuse collector, he helps keep the city clean and organized.
Synonyms
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1.7
A person who collects trash from homes and takes it away
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3.0
A person who collects trash from homes or shops
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2.1
A person who collects and removes trash from homes and businesses
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3.3
A person who collects trash and looks for things to use again or sell
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2.8
A woman who collects and takes away trash from homes and streets
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6.1
A person who collects and takes away household rubbish
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4.9
A person who collects rubbish from bins outside homes
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3.0
A person or company that collects and takes away trash
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9.5
A person who collects rubbish from outside people's houses
A woman who collects trash from homes and shops
A woman who collects and takes away household rubbish
A person who collects and takes away rubbish from homes
A person who collects litter from places like beaches or parks
How Efficient
- UK
1
3.1
- US
4
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'refuse' (waste) + 'collector' (person who collects) yields a person who collects waste. This noun+noun occupational compound follows regular English compounding and has clear cross‑linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner knowing both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Refuse collector comes from a simple picture: a person who goes around picking up refuse (that is, 'rubbish' or 'garbage') from bins and streets, because a collector is someone who gathers things. So the name means a person whose job is to collect and remove household or street waste.