locker
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- noun
- /ˈlɑːkər/
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cerradura
- Where is the locker that this key opens?
- a foot locker
Examples
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I thought something like this would be in an evidence locker.
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At the other end, Clay is wrenching off the padlock on a locker at the foot of a stripped bunk.
Fiction book (1990) -
- It's not in the evidence locker.
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- This is not my locker.
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You gave Emily my locker number?
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I can find enough for that if I empty out the weapons locker.
Fiction book (1999) -
He looks like he keeps guns in his locker.
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Fred can't even remember the combination to his bowling locker.
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I addressed my concerns with Mr. Webster, and he was prompt to conduct a locker search.
Academic text (2015) -
He secured his belongings in the locker before heading to the gym.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thing that closes clothes or bags by joining two rows of teeth with a sliding piece
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7.1
A metal U-shaped clamp used to join heavy things together
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5.6
A device that holds or locks something closed
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2.6
A small metal part that holds a door or gate closed
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2.3
A small device attached to a window that keeps it closed and stops people opening it
A metal device that keeps a door or box closed and secure
A thing on a door that stops people from opening it unless they have a key or code
A lock on a door that keeps people from opening it from outside
A metal bar on a door that you lock from inside to stop people entering
A thin metal ring that keeps a nut from coming loose
A device or method that keeps something from moving
Idioms
Compounds
- US
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1.6
A room in a gym or workplace where people change clothes and keep personal things safe
- Offensive
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7.9
Rude and rough talk or behaviour among sports players in a changing room
- Specialized
A large storage compartment under cockpit seats on a boat for storing things like life jackets
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Locker as a device also comes from lock ('to fasten closed') and -er ('a device that does'), so it simply means 'a device that locks'. That's why a locker holds something shut to keep it secure.