Meaning of sanman | Babel Free

Definitions

A New York City sanitation department worker: a garbage collector.

New-York-City

Examples

“Sanmen get more on-the-job injuries than either policemen or firemen. Many of them strain their backs, undramatically but painfully, because, being so strong, they may forget to bend their knees when they're hoisting a garbage can.”

“Ukeles has been shocked at the number of insults endured by the sanmen, and saddened by the shame some of them feel.”

“Then I walk some of the thousands of curb miles with the sanmen (at that time still an all-male workforce).”

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