noun / proper noun
dumpster
DUMP-ster/dˈʌmpstɝ/
a large outdoor trash container emptied by a truck
A large metal dumpster sits beside a service alley.
Etymology
Dempster-Dumpster named a trash-hauling mechanism, probably combining an allusion to dump with the makers’ surname, Dempster. The product name became the ordinary word for a large trash container.
In context
I would take out the trash to the dumpster
More examples
- A truck empties the dumpster behind the restaurant every morning.
- The workers toss broken tiles into a rented dumpster.
- Please close the lids on both dumpsters.
Forms
dumpster · dumpsters
Similar words
- trash bin
- A broader term that also includes smaller household containers.
- trash can
- Usually smaller and emptied by hand rather than mechanically.