Dempsters

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A plural term referring to individuals with the surname commonly associated with inventors or entrepreneurs, or a brand name related to waste disposal equipment; also used as a proper noun to denote various entities or locations linked to that name
2. Denoting multiple persons bearing a specific family name known historically in business or invention contexts; it can also identify a trademark for products in garbage collection or a place’s designation
3. Refers to a group of people sharing a particular last name, often tied to innovation or commerce; it might also describe a commercial label for refuse containers or refer to geographic or institutional names associated with it

Etymology: "Dempsters" is the plural of "dempster," so it refers to more than one person (or thing) sharing that name. The surname is the one that matters here: people called Dempster have appeared across business and invention, and the plural simply gathers several of them together under one label. The same spelling also turns up as a trademark for garbage-collection products and as a designation for a place, which is why the term carries several meanings at once.