dumpster

or Dump·ster

[ duhmp-ster ]

noun

1. a large metal or plastic bin for refuse designed to be hoisted onto a specially equipped truck for emptying or hauling away.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dumpster¹

First recorded in 1935–40; dump ( def ) + -ster ( def ), originally part of the jingle “Dempster Dumpster, ” a trademark for a large trash container manufactured by the Dempster Brothers Company in Knoxville, Tennessee

Example Sentences

In a rational world, this idea would have been consigned to the dumpster long ago, and forever.

From Los Angeles Times

In recent weeks, they spent their nights behind a Family Dollar store dumpster.

From Los Angeles Times

“One summer when we returned to school, every single chair from every single classroom had been put in the dumpster,” she said.

From New York Times

Permission that the last Trump administration granted some states to impose work requirements for Medicaid was overturned by a federal judge in 2019; the Biden White House consigned the idea to the dumpster.

From Los Angeles Times

A 25-year-old man was arrested in Northern California after his dad was found dead in a dumpster, according to police.

From Los Angeles Times