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Dumpster

 
Dictionary: Dump·ster   (dŭmp'stər) pronunciation


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).


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The noun has one meaning:

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


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See also

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

 
 

 

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