STREET CLEANER
NOUNS, PERSON
1362 ► RAKER a scavenger; a street-cleaner → arch.
1515 ► MASSER-SCOURER a ‘gong-farmer’ or scavenger → obs.
1589 ► KENNEL-RAKER a raker of the gutter; a scavenger; also, a term of abuse → obs.
1680 ► SCALERAKER a town scavenger; one who sweeps and cleans the streets → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1716 ► RAKE-KENNEL a scavenger; one who cleans streets, etc. → obs.
1851 ► ORDERLY a man whose constant work it is to keep the streets clean
1852 ► JACK RAKER a person who raked and removed the filth from the streets (Bk.)
1853 ► SCAFFIE a scavenger, a street-sweeper → Sc.
1900 ► SPARROW-CHEATER a boy who cleans horse-dung from the streets with a brush and dustpan → sl.
1923 ► SPARROW-STARVER a street-sweeper or street-cleaner; hence, a scavenger → Aust. & UK sl.
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