The plural form of dusterman; multiple male workers who collect dust and trash.
Regular plural of 'dusterman' by adding '-en' (an archaic plural marker) or by treating it as 'duster' + 'men'. Rare variant of 'dustmen'.
English used to have many plurals like 'men' (oxen, children, dustermen) from Old English strong plurals, but we've mostly standardized to '-s' endings—this word is a linguistic holdover showing how plurals used to work!
Plural of 'dusterman' carries the same gendered occupational assumption; reinforces male-default through morphology and collective framing.
Use 'dustworkers,' 'sanitation workers,' or 'dust collectors' to refer to teams inclusively regardless of gender composition.
["dustworkers","sanitation workers","dust collection teams"]
Women's contributions to sanitation infrastructure and waste management have been systematically undercounted in occupational records.
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