dumpster

noun

dump·​ster ˈdəm(p)-stər How to pronounce dumpster (audio)
variants or less commonly Dumpster
: a large trash receptacle

Examples of dumpster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The winds had thrown a steel dumpster against the front wall. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 May 2024 The girl landed between a tree and a dumpster, the report shows. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024 Police tore apart a fortified encampment’s barricade of plywood, pallets, metal fences and dumpsters, then pulled down canopies and tents. Julie Watson, Fortune, 3 May 2024 In the movie, children do play a key role as taste-testers: Seinfeld discovers kids snacking on leftovers in Post’s dumpster. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 3 May 2024 The Miami Marlins pitching staff began the season in the dumpster, as 2022 Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara, along with Eury Pérez, who started 20 games for the Marlins last year, were both expected to be out for the season. Ethan Mannello, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024 Long story short: Bob finds kids risking their lives to scrounge through the dumpsters outside Post, eating the pastry and the fruit filling, mixed together, and realizes that Post is working on a new product — based on his research. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024 The camp includes four portable toilets, a water tank, and an industrial-sized dumpster. Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024 Conaway started a dumpster business, capitalizing on the steady demand for waste management. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024

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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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Cite this Entry

“Dumpster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumpster. Accessed 10 May. 2024.

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