Dumpster™
noun/ˈdʌmpstə(r)/
/ˈdʌmpstər/
(North American English) (British English skip)
- a large open container for putting old bricks, rubbish, etc. in. The Dumpster is then loaded on a lorry and taken away.Culture'Dumpster diving' is taking things such as clothing, furniture and even food from these containers so that it can be used again. Some people do it as a way of protesting about waste in modern society.Word Origin1930s: originally Dempster Dumpster, proprietary name (based on dump) given by the American manufacturers, Dempster Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee.
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