English Explanatory Dictionary

locker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. One who locks something.
  5. A locking differential.
  6. A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
  7. A closet.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɑ.kɚ/ /ˈlɔk.ə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-locker.wav

Word forms

locker lockers

Etymology

From lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix). Cognate with German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.

Synonyms

footlocker

Related words

lockbox chest trunk

Derived words

chain locker clasp locker cryptolocker cyberlocker Davey Jones' locker Davy Jones' locker Davy Jones's locker Davy's locker dip locker foot locker hurt locker locker loop lockerman locker room parcel locker shot in one's locker shot in the locker threadlocker

Translations

Afrikaans: sluitkas Armenian: պահարան Bulgarian: шкафче Catalan: armari Catalan: caseller Catalan: armariet Chinese Mandarin: 鎖櫃 /锁柜 Danish: skab Esperanto: ŝlosujo Esperanto: ŝranko Esperanto: ŝranketo Finnish: lukkokaappi Finnish: kaappi Finnish: lukkolokero Finnish: lokero French: casier m consigne automatique German: Spind German: Schließfach Hebrew: תָּא Hindi: लाकर Hindi: कपाट Hungarian: szekrény Hungarian: öltözőszekrény Hungarian: fach Italian: armadietto Japanese: 戸棚 Japanese: ロッカー Norwegian: skap Polish: bakista Portuguese: armário Portuguese: cacifo Portuguese: escaninho Russian: шка́фчик Russian: я́щик Russian: рунду́к Spanish: armario Spanish: casillero Spanish: locker Spanish: taquilla Thai: ตู้ฝากของ Turkish: dolap Ukrainian: ша́фка Vietnamese: tủ khóa
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