dumpster

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.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌmpstɚ/

• Audio (Southern England)

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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.
   • 2020 December, Dave Barry, Year in review:

     […] with the uncanny ability to always look like he just woke up in a dumpster

• skip (UK, Australia)
• communal bin (UK)

• drumstep