locker

Meaning

1. A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.
2. A lockable cubicle.
3. A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.
4. (rare) One who locks something.
5. A locking differential.
6. (historical) A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
7. (Louisiana) A closet.

Synonyms

closet

cabinet

🗄️

cupboard

wardrobe

ambry

pigeonhole

chest

storage locker

footlocker

loculus

pantry

press

safe

valve

wicket

breechblock

cold room

locking device

breech closer

locule

cold storage room

almirah

refrigerating room

antrum

bin

bolt

clothes closet

cubbyhole

latch

lock

🔒

locksmith

Translations

armario

armário

armadietto

Schrank

🗄️

Spind

casier

armadio

ντουλάπι

placard

armoire

cajón

ιματιοθήκη

Schließfach

αποθήκη

armoire métallique

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: loc

Cognate with German: Loch

Cognate with Dutch: luik

Cognate with Dutch: loket

In summary

From lock (lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix)) from Old English loc (“fastening, enclosure”), from Proto-Germanic *luką. Cognate with German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.

Sentences

New locker rooms were built as were two athletic training rooms .