Tupperware

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A food-storage container (often plastic), or a set of such containers. countable, uncountable

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  2. 2
    Alternative form of Tupperware. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncommon, uncountable

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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.

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