The difference between Dumpster and Garbage can
When used as nouns, dumpster means a large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied, whereas garbage can means a receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.
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Dumpster as a noun (US):
A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.
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Garbage can as a noun:
A receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.