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 Piles of bear scat near dumpsters and livestock feed usually contain a spectrum of surprises. —

Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2024 The scene had a lot of blood, including bloody drag marks near the dumpster, the arrest report said. —

Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 29 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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