squeegee man
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈskwiː.dʒiː ˌmæn/us/ˈskwiː.dʒiː ˌmæn/(alsosqueegee guy,uk/ˈskwiː.dʒiː ˌɡaɪ/us/ˈskwiː.dʒiː ˌɡaɪ/)a man whostandsin thestreetwashingthewindowsofcarswho havestoppedfortrafficlightsor intraffic, andaskingformoneyfromdrivers:
耍赖擦车人(指车主停下车时,不待其允许便上前擦挡风玻璃,然后要钱的人)At thattimesqueegeemen were afactoflifein New York.在那个时候,耍赖擦车人是纽约生活的一部分。
They are getting thesqueegeeguysoff thestreets.他们正在把街上的耍赖擦车人赶走。
- Iwondered, why is heworriedaboutsqueegeeguyswhen he should be outcatchingmurderers?
- Awhitepoliceofficerwaschargedwithshootinganunarmedblacksqueegeeman at anintersectionin the Bronx.
- Asqueegeemancoveredhiswindscreenwithsoapywater.
People who clean & tidy places & things
- chambermaid
- char
- charlady
- charwoman
- chimney sweep
- clean freak
- daily
- dishwasher
- domestic
- home help
- housekeeper
- kitchen porter
- neat freak
- scullion
- sweep
- sweeper
- trash picker
- waste picker