LOCKER

cabinet, locker, storage locker

(noun) a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

footlocker, locker

(noun) a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)

locker

(noun) a fastener that locks or closes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

locker (plural lockers)

A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store clothing, equipment, or books.

(rare) One who locks something.

(automotive) A locking differential.

(historical) A customs officer who guards a warehouse.

Synonyms

• (storage compartment): footlocker

Anagrams

• relock, rockel

Proper noun

Locker (plural Lockers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Locker is the 10987th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2894 individuals. Locker is most common among White (89.18%) individuals.

Anagrams

• relock, rockel

Source: Wiktionary


Lock"er, n.

1. One who, or that which, locks.

2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a ship, that may be closed with a lock. Chain locker (Naut.), a compartment in the hold of a vessel, for holding the chain cables.

– Davy Jones's locker, or Davy's locker. See Davy Jones.

– Shot locker, a compartment where shot are deposited. Totten.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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