dumpster

noun

dump·​ster ˈdəm(p)-stər How to pronounce dumpster (audio)
variants or less commonly Dumpster
: a large trash receptacle

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Shotgun shells and explosive materials were also found in a dumpster in Chelsea, the documents said. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025 According to the affidavit, the trio then disposed of the body in a dumpster. Chris Spargo, People.com, 10 June 2025 Her body was then dismembered and discarded in a dumpster in Ruskin, Florida, court documents state. Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 6 June 2025 The two men had been in a dumpster at a shopping plaza in Commack on Long Island when the dumpster was emptied early Thursday into a garbage truck, according to Suffolk County police. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 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 18 Jun. 2025.

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