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locker
[ lok-er ]
noun
- a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
- Nautical. a chest or compartment in which to stow things.
- a refrigerated compartment, as in a locker plant, that may be rented for storing frozen foods.
- a person or thing that locks.
- Digital Technology. music locker.
locker
/ ˈɒə /
noun
- a small compartment or drawer that may be locked, as one of several in a gymnasium, etc, for clothes and valuables
- ( as modifier )
a locker room
- a person or thing that locks
- a refrigerated compartment for keeping frozen foods, esp one rented in an establishment
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see Davy Jones's locker .Example Sentences
"I had no idea it happened until I got back to the locker room and they showed me the video of my pops," said Haliburton.
After further discussion the umpire led the players back to the locker room.
He wasn’t able to make it out of the locker room at halftime and missed the first 50 seconds of the third quarter, checking back in with a shirt under his uniform.
Rams coach Sean McVay is accustomed to inspiring players on the field and in the team’s meeting rooms and locker rooms.
Loyalty and continuity are important, yes, but so is the ability to adjust to different offenses, programs and locker rooms.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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