dumper
Americannoun
plural
dumpers-
a device, vehicle, etc., that dumps, especially a dump truck.
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a person, company, etc., that offloads something unwanted, such as an excess of low-priced goods on the market or overly detailed negative feelings and experiences on another person.
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a person or company that dumps garbage, especially without authorization or where not allowed.
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Computers. a utility program that copies the contents of a file or of a computer's internal storage and prints, displays, or records it on an output medium, often at the time a program fails so that the data can be used for diagnostic purposes.
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Computers. a program, such as a piece of malware or a utility used for pirating games, movies, etc., that causes another program to copy proprietary or other secured content from memory and release it to a more accessible format.
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the dumper, a state of ruin or collapse.
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Slang. buttocks.
Example Sentences
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The court heard that the day William died, he was driving a dumper truck, removing stone from the cone crushing plant and placing it into stockpiles.
From BBC
The proposed project would install trees for shade, artistic benches and canopies, vertical trellises to grow food, and solar-powered lights equipped with cameras for capturing illegal dumpers in the act.
From Los Angeles Times
Seattle Public Utilities has instituted a pilot project that uses a camera to catch unscrupulous dumpers in the act.
From Seattle Times
He said he is encouraged by the pilot, but he’s skeptical whether Public Utilities can catch illegal dumpers using cameras.
From Seattle Times
But while his success might seem preordained, it's easy to forget that reality show contestants and former boyband members are usually consigned to the great pop dumper, never to be seen again.
From BBC
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