Dumpster

A trademark used for containers designed for receiving, transporting, and dumping waste materials. This trademark often occurs in print in lowercase: “[The street is] lined with low-cost apartment buildings and strewn with blue dumpsters” (Chicago Tribune).

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (trademark) a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste

Dumpster may mean:

• Dumpster (brand), a brand of large waste receptacles
• Dumpster (term), a common term for such receptacles

See also

• Dumpster diving, the act of sifting through large waste receptacles in search of salvageable items

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