locker

lock-er · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A small lockable compartment for storing personal belongings, typically in a public place.

  2. 2.

    A chest or compartment on a ship for storing gear.

Forms

plural: lockers

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    locker room — a room with lockers for changing clothes, especially at a gym
  • •
    locker room talk — crude or inappropriate conversation
  • •
    Davy Jones's locker — (nautical) the bottom of the sea; death by drowning

Related words

See also: cabinet, lock, storage
Synonyms: cabinet, compartment, cubicle

Etymology

From English lock + -er suffix denoting an agent or thing that does something. First recorded in the 15th century.