"dumpster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdʌmpstɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dumpster.wav Forms: dumpsters [plural]
Etymology: Genericized brand name, from blend of dump + Dempster. The original brand (and some associated things) are no longer trademarked, because the three trademarks involved have either expired or been cancelled. By surface analysis, dump + -ster. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|dump|Dempster|nocap=1}} blend of dump + Dempster, {{surf|en|dump|-ster}} By surface analysis, dump + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} dumpster (plural dumpsters)
  1. (Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied. Wikipedia link: dumpster Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Containers Synonyms: skip [Australia, UK], communal bin [UK] Derived forms: cum dumpster, dumpster bandit, dumpster diving, dumpster fire, dumpster juice, dumpster panda Translations (large trash receptacle): contenidor (Catalan), rubujego (Esperanto), roskalava (Finnish), conteneur poubelle [masculine] (French), Müllcontainer [masculine] (German), Abfallcontainer [masculine] (German), κάδος σκουπιδιών (kádos skoupidión) [masculine] (Greek), κάδος απορριμμάτων (kádos aporrimmáton) [masculine] (Greek), צְפַרְדֵעַ (tsfardéa) [feminine] (Hebrew), kuka (Hungarian), cassonetto [masculine] (Italian), caçamba de lixo [feminine] (Portuguese), му́сорка (músorka) [feminine] (Russian), му́сорный конте́йнер (músornyj kontɛ́jner) [masculine] (Russian), kontejner za smeće [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), contenedor [masculine] (Spanish), volqueta [Uruguay, feminine] (Spanish), container [common-gender] (Swedish), sopcontainer [common-gender] (Swedish), avfallscontainer [common-gender] (Swedish), hurda konteyneri (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "dumpster panda"
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          "sense": "large trash receptacle",
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          "sense": "large trash receptacle",
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      "word": "dumpster diving"
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      "sense": "large trash receptacle",
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      "sense": "large trash receptacle",
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      "sense": "large trash receptacle",
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  "word": "dumpster"
}

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