Etymology

dumpster

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Today it means: A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied. Full definition →

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The story

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. By surface analysis, dump + -ster.

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