dumpster

English

Etymology

Genericized brand name, from Blend of dump +‎ Dempster.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʌmpstɚ/

Noun

dumpster (plural dumpsters)

(US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.

Synonyms

skip (UK, Australia)

Derived terms

Translations

large trash receptacle

Finnish: roskalava
French: conteneur poubelle m
German: Müllcontainer (de) m, Abfallcontainer m
Greek: κάδος σκουπιδιών m (kádos skoupidión), κάδος απορριμμάτων m (kádos aporrimmáton)
Hebrew: צְפַרְדֵעַ‎ (he) f (tsfardéa)

Hungarian: kuka (hu)
Italian: cassonetto (it) m
Portuguese: caçamba de lixo f
Russian: му́сорка (ru) f (músorka), му́сорный конте́йнер m (músornyj kontɛ́jner)
Swedish: container (sv) c

Anagrams

drumstep

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