dumpster

ˈdʌmp.stər

Definition of dumpster - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

waste management

large container for waste

The dumpster behind the restaurant is full.

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chaos

chaotic or messy situation or place

His room is a dumpster of clothes and books.

chaos

disorder

mess

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large container for waste

Expressions with dumpster

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dumpster fire

chaotic situation or event that is a disaster

The meeting turned into a dumpster fire quickly.

dumpster diver

person searching dumpsters for useful items

The dumpster diver found a perfectly good chair.

dumpster juice

messy or undesirable situation

The meeting turned into a real dumpster juice.

dumpster dive

search through trash for useful items

They often dumpster dive for furniture.

Origin of dumpster

English, dump (to throw away) + -ster (agent suffix)

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dumpster juice

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liquid found at the bottom of a dumpster

Examples of dumpster in a sentence

A raccoon was rummaging through the dumpster last night.
The office turned into a dumpster after the party.
Her schedule is a dumpster of overlapping meetings.

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French:benne, dépotoir, ...
German:Müllcontainer, Chaos, ...
Italian:cassonetto, disastro, ...
Spanish:contenedor de basura, desastre, ...
Portuguese:contentor, caos, ...
Chinese:垃圾箱, 混乱场所, ...
Japanese:ゴミ箱, ごみ溜め, ...
Arabic:حاوية نفايات, مَزْبَلَة, ...
Hebrew:מְכוּלַּת אַשְׁפָּה, בַּלְגָּן, ...
Russian:контейнер для мусора, хаос, ...
Ukrainian:контейнер для сміття, смітник, ...
Hindi:डंपस्टर, बेहद बिखरी हुई जगह, ...
Bengali:ডাম্পস্টার, বিশৃঙ্খলা, ...
Catalan:contenidor, desastre, ...
Czech:kontejner na odpad, binec, ...
Danish:affaldscontainer, rod, ...
Dutch:vuilcontainer, puinhoop, ...
Greek:κάδος απορριμμάτων, χάος, ...
Hungarian:konténer, kupi, ...
Khmer:ធុងសំរាមធំ, កន្លែងរញ៉េរញ៉ៃ, ...
Korean:쓰레기통, 엉망진창, ...
Persian:مخزن زباله, شلم‌شوربا, ...
Polish:śmietnik, ...
Portuguese (BR):caçamba, caos, ...
Romanian:pubelă, haos, ...
Swedish:container, röra, ...
Thai:ถังขยะขนาดใหญ่, กองขยะ, ...
Turkish:çöp konteyneri, çöplük, ...
Vietnamese:thùng rác cỡ lớn, mớ hỗn độn, ...

Dumpster

ˈdʌmpstər

Definition of Dumpster - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

waste management

large metal container for holding rubbish

The restaurant's Dumpster is emptied every morning.
The construction site has a large Dumpster for debris.
Residents complained about the overflowing Dumpster.

garbage bin

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large metal container for holding rubbish

Origin of Dumpster

English, Dempster (brand name)

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French:benne à ordures, ...
German:Müllcontainer, ...
Italian:cassonetto, ...
Spanish:contenedor, ...
Portuguese:contentor de lixo, ...
Chinese:垃圾箱, ...
Japanese:ダンプスター, ...
Arabic:حاوية نفايات, ...
Hebrew:מְכוֹלָה, ...
Russian:контейнер для мусора, ...
Ukrainian:контейнер для сміття, ...
Hindi:डंपस्टर, ...
Bengali:ডাম্পস্টার, ...
Catalan:contenidor, ...
Czech:odpadní kontejner, ...
Danish:container, ...
Dutch:vuilcontainer, ...
Greek:κάδος απορριμμάτων, ...
Hungarian:konténer, ...
Khmer:ធុងសំរាមធំ, ...
Korean:쓰레기통, ...
Persian:سطل زباله, ...
Polish:kontener na śmieci, ...
Portuguese (BR):lixeiro, ...
Romanian:container, ...
Swedish:container, ...
Thai:ถังขยะ, ...
Turkish:çöp konteyneri, ...
Vietnamese:thùng rác, ...

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Definition of dumpster - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of dumpster

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