dumpster

noun

dump·​ster ˈdəm(p)-stər 

variants or less commonly Dumpster

: a large trash receptacle

Examples of dumpster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The man allegedly put his wife’s body in a trash bag and threw it into a dumpster on the hotel's property. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Lids were left off of exterior garbage dumpster, with several flies swarming the area. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Tara and her husband, Ian, pulled into Galax late Saturday afternoon, just in time to get a bite before parking their Four Winds RV by the dumpsters behind the Applebee’s at the edge of town. — David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating after an infant was found dead inside a dumpster in South Los Angeles on Monday night. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

dump entry 1 + -ster (originally in the trademarked name Dempster Dumpster, applied to mechanically loaded refuse containers produced by the Dempster Brothers Company of Knoxville, Tennessee)

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing dumpster

• dumpster diving
• dumpster fire