dumper

noun dump·er \ ˈdəm-pər \

|Updated on: 3 Jun 2018

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Definition of dumper

1 : one that dumps: such as

a : dump truck

b : a device used for unloading freight cars by tilting or dumping

2 : a state of collapse, failure, or ruin

the economy is in the dumper

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Examples of dumper in a Sentence

The cops caught the illegal dumpers.
The economy is in the dumper.

Recent Examples of dumper from the Web

Still in the dumper for its second century in a row: Adolf. Judas and Herod also nowhere on the radar.

— jim stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Stingl: Baby's super name Kal-El makes the top 1,000 list, and Melania is coming on strong," 22 May 2018
The city's chief code enforcement officer, Jack Frost, said dumping is tough to prove unless there's a witness that can identify the vehicle or connect the trash to the dumper.

— devin kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Don’t dump your trash on this Anchorage man’s property. He’ll find you.," 24 Apr. 2018
The street, just a few blocks from Germantown Friends School, has been made nearly impassable by a mountain range of construction debris deposited by midnight dumpers.

— inga saffron, Philly.com, "Germantown residents are fighting to bring down the neighborhood's notorious blight king," 11 Apr. 2018
Hit a few of these dumpers with a staggering fine – how does $1,000 per incident sound? – and those scofflaws would stop making their business our expense.

— ronnie polaneczky, Philly.com, "Fine councilmembers for dirty districts? Philly should steal this idea and others to stop litter | Ronnie Polaneczky," 2 Mar. 2018
As the new owner of MMN, it’s St. Tropez’s goal to get the failing cable news channel out of the ratings dumper and into the national spotlight.

— maria pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Nicole Richie Starts a Squad Feud on Great News — and Tina Fey Has to Shut it Down," 3 Oct. 2017
Dumpers could unload 10,000 tons of material each hour.

— ryan sabalow, dale kasler and christopher cadelago, sacbee.com, "‘Lethal arrogance’? Oroville Dam crisis sprang from Pat Brown’s towering ambition," 14 May 2017

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