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

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Residents can also use the dumpsters at the Blue Ash Service Center, 6131 Interstate Circle, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024 Olson has been charged with deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence for placing her body inside the dumpster. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024 The evidence includes a jacket police found in a dumpster near where Ibarra lived, which prosecutors say had both Ibarra’s and Riley’s blood on it. Daniella Silva, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024 Inside the dumpster, near the laptop, police found a piece of clear plastic tape with blood on it, similar to the tape that was wrapped around McDonald's head. Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dumpster 

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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“Dumpster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumpster. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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