Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trashman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
trash-man
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A worker who collects and hauls away household or municipal garbage, often using a truck to transport it for processing or disposal.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English trash Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English trashman From trash + -man.

Usage

Inflected Forms

trashmen (plural) trash man (alternative)

Synonyms

bin man dustman garbage collector garbage man garbo refuse collector sanitation engineer see Thesaurus:garbage collector

Questions

What does trashman mean?
A worker who collects and hauls away household or municipal garbage, often using a truck to transport it for processing or disposal.
Where does trashman come from?
Etymology tree English trash Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English trashman From trash + -man.

How to pronounce trashman

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “trashman”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “trashman”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “trashman” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.