binman
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someone whose job is to collect rubbish from people’s houses
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a large fire built outside for burning waste. People also have bonfires at parties or celebrations.
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a man whose job is to collect the rubbish from outside people’s houses. The American word is garbage collector.
to put waste outside your house so that it can be collected and taken away
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conditions and processes relating to people’s health, especially the systems that supply water and deal with human waste
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a place where you take old or broken vehicles or machines so that their parts or metal can be sold
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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