freezer

Meaning

1. An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
2. The section of a refrigerator used to store food or other perishable items at a temperature below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
3. A Parkinson's disease patient that experiences freezing of gait (FOG) episodes.
4. A hardware device that can freeze the state of the system to allow it to be inspected, saved or modified.

Synonyms

refrigerator

cooler

deep freezer

fridge

deep-freeze

refrigerating machine

congealer

chiller

Deepfreeze

icebox

radiator

ice-cream mould

frig

refrigeration compressor

freezing room

cooling plant

low-temperature cold store

ice chamber

ice refrigerator

refrigeration room

walk-in freezer

condensing apparatus

cold station

stock freezer

refrigeration apparatus

refrigerating engine

electrical fridge

electrical ice box

electrical freezer

condenser

cryostat

deep freeze

freezing machine

frigidarium

electrical refrigerator

cold-storage

condensator

ice chest

electric refrigerator

freezing compartment

refrigerated warehouse

Translations

congélateur

congelador

vriezer

Gefriertruhe

Gefrierschrank

congelador

congelatore

congelador

frigorifero

freezer

καταψύκτης

vriesvak

Tiefkühltruhe

Gefrierraum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɹiːzə/

Etymology

From freeze + -er.