Definition of Container 1. Any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) Noun Semanticaly linked words with "container" Hyponims for word "container" Lexical Analysis for "container" contain contain or hold; have within containerise package in a container containerize package in a container etymology containerboard etymology containerful etymology containerless etymology containerlike etymology containerload etymology containership etymology microcontainer etymology nanocontainer etymology vacutainer etymology container [French] etymology kontejner etymology контејнер etymology контейнер [Russian] etymology container [Swedish] etymologically related contain is derived from containers