sanitation workers

plural noun
UK /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən ˈwɜːkəz/
US /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃən ˈwɜːrkərz/

Sanitation workers are people whose job is to collect trash and keep streets clean.

The sanitation workers picked up our garbage early this morning.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. People who maintain public hygiene systems such as sewers and drains.

Sanitation workers cleaned the blocked drain before the storm.

3. Employees responsible for keeping public places like parks and schools clean.

Sanitation workers emptied the bins around the park every evening.

4. Workers who handle the safe disposal of waste in a community.

The city hired more sanitation workers to handle the holiday trash.