noun🔗ShareContenedor de basura(Canada, US) A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied."The restaurant workers threw the leftover food scraps into the dumpster behind the building. "Los trabajadores del restaurante arrojaron los restos de comida en el contenedor de basura detrás del edificio.utilityenvironmentbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading