What does "tupperware" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "tupperware"?

Common synonyms include: food container, food container, plastic container, plastic container.

Tupperware

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A food-storage container (often plastic), or a set of such containers. countable, uncountable
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:Tupperware."
2
Alternative form of Tupperware. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncommon, uncountable
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:tupperware."

Synonyms

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food container food container plastic container plastic container

Example

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"I'm going to have a Tupperware party on Tuesday."

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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