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Meaning of night soil man | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A person whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries.

dated

Examples

“1935. Mulk Raj Anand. Untouchable.http://www.google.com/search⟳?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=untouchable+by+mulk+raj+anand”
“1967. T. Wignesan. Night Soil Man. 1967 & 2007. (eBook)”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

night spot night start night sweats night table night terror night tremor

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