A locker is a small metal or wooden cupboard with a lock, where you can put your personal possessions, for example in a school, place of work, or sports club.
Synonyms: safe, cabinet, cupboard, compartment More Synonyms of locker
locker in British English
(ˈlɒkə)
noun
1.
a.
a small compartment or drawer that may be locked, as one of several in a gymnasium, etc, for clothes and valuables
b.
(as modifier)
a locker room
2.
a person or thing that locks
3. US and Canadian
a refrigerated compartment for keeping frozen foods, esp one rented in an establishment
locker in American English
(ˈlɑkər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that locks
2.
a.
a chest, closet, compartment, drawer, etc., usually of metal, which can be fastened with a lock, esp. such a container for individual or specified use
b. US
footlocker
3. US
a large compartment, as one rented in a cold-storage plant, for freezing and storing foods at or below 0°F
They told me how the locker room became a hospital as they were treating the injured fans.
The Sun (2016)
Where possible, use secure ski lockers or boot rooms in hotels and chalets.
The Sun (2016)
Lorry containers with luggage lockers inside will be deployed to safely store the belongings of people entering the security zones for the firework display.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We already had pictures of him in our locker and team room and we'll add a few more.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Sorry, that's locker room talk.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Texas, greets all of his players before a game with a peck on the cheek and preaches a creed of brotherly love in the locker room.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has taken five years since his international debut with much frustration, head scratching, beer drinking and locker punching along the way.
The Sun (2016)
It comes with a magnetic strip for attaching to fridges and school lockers.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They show the matches in the locker room and that is good.
The Sun (2010)
Are there any luggage locker facilities in the city or the airport?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Somewhere in a storage locker are suitcases.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He was on a final warning after having pepper spray in a personal locker last year.
The Sun (2016)
Police forced open the locker after passengers complained of a smell.
The Sun (2014)
Back in the locker room he is sprayed with champagne.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In his haste he failed to pass on his key to the locker which held the binoculars.
The Sun (2009)
He also sent up a key for his locker where he had left his mobile phone and wallet.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Save it for the locker room.
Christianity Today (2000)
He is in the locker room at Medinah around noon on the first morning.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He's in the locker room after the game.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Everyone in the locker room knows this and talks about it '.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I often buy things and hide them in my locker at work.
The Sun (2008)
Rubber bracelets like you had to wear around your wrist with your locker key on, to go swimming with school.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
So many towels have gone missing that gym users are now being asked to hand over their membership cards in return for a towel and locker key.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I've always said it was like walking into a rugby club locker room.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I've spoken to him since punching the locker and it was really helpful.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This works well for me because I have a locker at work and showers to change.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was stolen from his home in 2000, before being found in a storage locker earlier this year.
The Sun (2011)
Word lists with
locker
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In other languages
locker
British English: locker /ˈlɒkə/ NOUN
A locker is a small cupboard for someone's personal belongings, for example in a changing room.
American English: locker
Arabic: خَزَانَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: armário com chave
Chinese: 锁柜
Croatian: ormarić pod ključem
Czech: uzamykatelná skříňka
Danish: skab
Dutch: kluisje
European Spanish: taquilla armario
Finnish: lukollinen kaappi
French: casier
German: Schließfach
Greek: φοριαμός
Italian: armadietto
Japanese: ロッカー
Korean: 로커
Norwegian: låsbart skap
Polish: schowek
European Portuguese: armário com chave
Romanian: dulap
Russian: запирающийся шкафчик
Latin American Spanish: taquilla armario individual
Swedish: förvaringsskåp
Thai: ตู้
Turkish: kilitli dolap
Ukrainian: шафка з замком
Vietnamese: tủ có khóa
Chinese translation of 'locker'
locker
(ˈlɔkəʳ)
n(c)
小柜(櫃) (xiǎoguì) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
a small compartment with a lock, used for temporarily storing clothes, valuables, or luggage
The stolen items were found in his locker at work.
Synonyms
safe
cabinet
a display cabinet with gleaming trophies
cupboard
The kitchen cupboard was stocked with tins of food.
compartment
I put the ice cream in the freezer compartment of the fridge.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cabinet
Definition
a piece of furniture containing shelves, cupboards, or drawers for storage or display
a display cabinet with gleaming trophies
Synonyms
cupboard,
case,
locker,
dresser,
closet (US),
press,
chiffonier
in the sense of compartment
Definition
a small storage space
I put the ice cream in the freezer compartment of the fridge.
Synonyms
bay,
chamber,
booth,
locker,
niche,
cubicle,
alcove,
pigeonhole,
cubbyhole,
cell,
carrel
in the sense of cupboard
Definition
a piece of furniture or a recess with a door, for storage
The kitchen cupboard was stocked with tins of food.