English Explanatory Dictionary

Tupperware

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A food-storage container (often plastic), or a set of such containers.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Tupperware.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Tupperware Tupperwares

Etymology

From Tupper + -ware. Named after American businessman Earl Tupper (1907–1983), who invented the product in 1942 and founded the company that produced it. Thus it is a genericised trademark.

Synonyms

plastic container food container

Related words

Tupperize Tupperware lady Tupperware party
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