English

Alternative forms

• dunnyman

Noun

dunny man ‎(plural dunny men)

1. (Australia, colloquial, now chiefly historical) Someone whose job it is to empty the cesspit from a basic toilet which is not attached to a plumbing system.
   • 1980, Clive James, Unreliable Memoirs:

     Luckily the dunny man was a model of probity. Never putting a foot wrong, he carried out his Sisyphean task in loyal silence.

   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, page 337:

     He played cards with me and listened to me talk about Leah Goldstein until the passing dunnyman announced the coming dawn.