dumpster

noun

dump·ster ˈdəm(p)-stər

variants or less commonly Dumpster

: a large trash receptacle

Examples of dumpster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One email complained about unlicensed live music at Blackwood Brothers and a period of time in which the dumpster overflowed causing trash buildup in the alleyway. —

Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024 Police methodically tore apart the encampment’s barricade of plywood, pallets, metal fences and dumpsters, then pulled down canopies and tents. —

Ryan Pearson, Fortune, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for dumpster

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Word History

Etymology

dump entry 1 + -ster (originally in the trademarked name Dempster Dumpster, applied to mechanically loaded refuse containers produced by the Dempster Brothers Company of Knoxville, Tennessee)

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of dumpster was in 1937

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