Dumpster Definition

dŭmpstər
dumpsters
noun
A container for receiving, transporting, and dumping waste materials.
American Heritage
A large metal trash bin, often of a kind that is emptied, or transported to a dump, by a specially equipped truck.
Webster's New World
A container for receiving, transporting, and dumping waste materials.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Dumpster

Noun

Singular:
dumpster
Plural:
dumpsters

Origin of Dumpster

  • Genericized brand name, a portmanteau of dump and the surname Dempster.

    From Wiktionary

  • Originally a trademark

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Originally a trademark

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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