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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After a Good Samaritan found a trio of puppies in a South Dakota dumpster, a local animal rescue is looking for answers. Bailey Richards, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025 Southern New Jersey police have charged a 26-year-old man after a 2-year-old Bichon Frise was found in a dumpster slightly south of Staten Island. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025 Alex Anthony Madrid was sentenced to death Jan. 16, a little more than 11 years after the body of 14-year-old Claudia Lucero was found in a dumpster, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 20 Jan. 2025 When Rocky was able to sniff out the suspect hiding in a dumpster, the suspect shot the K-9 three times in the neck, the Harris County Constable Precinct 4 said in a Facebook post. Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025 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 6 Feb. 2025.

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