container
Someone who contains; something that contains.
Other meanings
An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
A kind of
- means
Kinds of container
- bag
- basket
- bin
- bowl
- box
- bread-bin
- bunker
- can
Word history
From Middle English "conteyner".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “container” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.