Examples of dumper in a Sentence
The cops caught the illegal dumpers.
The economy is in the dumper.
Recent Examples on the Web
Dorsey Roland thinks even an occasional police presence in the area might dissuade would-be dumpers from trashing the area so thoroughly.
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Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2023
In fact, the state’s own hazardous waste watchdog — the Department of Toxic Substances Control — is one of the biggest out-of-state dumpers.
—Robert Lewis, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2023
Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of U.S. media giant Comcast, is traditionally a buyer and a builder, not a pump-and-dumper.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
There is so much advice for people getting dumped but very little for the dumper.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
Into the dumper, into the land of toxic make-believe. Into the SEC.
—The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2022
The thing about dumping is that the dumpee often worries for hours or days afterward when the dumper walks away relieved.
—Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
With her ex’s help all those years ago, her credit went into the dumper.
—Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2021
During another incident not far away, a dumper who had piled garbage onto a tarp in the back of a pickup fastened the tarp to a pole, then slammed on the gas pedal.
—Noah Baustin, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2021
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Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2023
In fact, the state’s own hazardous waste watchdog — the Department of Toxic Substances Control — is one of the biggest out-of-state dumpers.
—Robert Lewis, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2023
Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of U.S. media giant Comcast, is traditionally a buyer and a builder, not a pump-and-dumper.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
There is so much advice for people getting dumped but very little for the dumper.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
Into the dumper, into the land of toxic make-believe. Into the SEC.
—The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2022
The thing about dumping is that the dumpee often worries for hours or days afterward when the dumper walks away relieved.
—Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
With her ex’s help all those years ago, her credit went into the dumper.
—Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Nov. 2021
During another incident not far away, a dumper who had piled garbage onto a tarp in the back of a pickup fastened the tarp to a pole, then slammed on the gas pedal.
—Noah Baustin, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Dumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumper. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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