streetcleaner

English

Alternative forms

• street cleaner

Etymology

From street +‎ cleaner.

Noun

streetcleaner (plural streetcleaners)

1. A person employed to clean streets by removing litter etc.
   • 1982, Donald Appleyard, Livable Streets, page 98:

     On the light streets, better streetcleaners, more trees, more police, and quieter buses were the most popular improvements, followed by cutting down the number of cars and improving children's play space.

Synonyms

• street sweeper

Translations

person — see street sweeper