How to Say "Garbage Man" in French

éboueur

The English phrase 'garbage man' is translated into French as éboueur.

The word is used to describe a person whose job is to collect waste from residential or commercial properties.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

For a more formal and professional way to refer to this occupation, you can use the phrase agent de collecte des déchets.

French speakers occasionally use the term poubelle for the bin, which comes from the name of Eugène Poubelle, a Parisian official who imposed mandatory waste containers in 1883.
In France, the éboueurs are famously associated with the municipal unions of Paris, which have historically played a massive role in national politics through strategic strikes.
The word 'ordure' (rubbish) is part of the roots of many related terms, but éboueur focuses on the movement of the waste rather than the waste itself.

Tom est éboueur.
Tom is a garbage man.
This sentence is useful for stating someone's occupation using éboueur.
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Les éboueurs passent tôt le matin pour ramasser les ordures.
The garbage men come early in the morning to collect the trash.
Mon oncle est éboueur.
My uncle is a garbage man.
L'éboueur passe tous les matins.
The garbage man passes by every morning.

Manon and Hugo are looking out the window.

Manon

Regarde, l'éboueur arrive !
Look, the garbage man is coming!
Hugo

C'est vrai, on doit sortir le bac.
That's true, we have to put out the bin.
Manon

Hugo, peux-tu m'aider s'il te plaît ?
Hugo, can you help me please?
Hugo

Oui, je m'en occupe tout de suite.
Yes, I'll take care of it right now.

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