# dumpster

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdʌmpstɚ/ · frequency rank #14,748

## Definitions
1. A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **duster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dumpster-vs-duster)
- **Dempster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dempster-vs-dumpster)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddumpster`, `dmupster`, `dummpster`, `dumppster`, `dumpsetr`, `dumpsster`, `dumpsterr`, `dumpstre`, `dumpstter`, `dumptser`, `dumspter`, `dupmster`, `udmpster`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dumpster