garbage collector vs garbage man

garbage collector and garbage man both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
garbage collector	Yes	No	No	No
garbage man	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, garbage collector and garbage man are synonyms defined as:

garbage collector and garbage man: someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse

Other synonyms of garbage collector include dustman, garbage carter, garbage hauler, garbageman, refuse collector.

garbage collector (noun)	garbage man (noun)
someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse	someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse