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coatroom

coatroom

4 2.1
A room in a public place where people leave coats and bags
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊtˌrum/
translation icon : guardarropa
  • The early morning coatroom smells of steam heat and pickles wrapped in waxed paper.
  • coatroom in the back
  • went to the coatroom

Examples

  • On the main floor of the gym, a wizened old man sits at a small coatroom.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • And now, I want to introduce to you a brand new talent, a talent for the '80s that I discovered in the coatroom, believe it or not.

    54 (1998)

  • The white women are free to hang their coats in the employee coatroom before moving to padded chairs at their stations to drink coffee while waiting for their shifts to begin.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Visitors must leave their belongings in the coatroom before entering the gallery.

  • Please pick up your coat from the coatroom when the event is over.

  • The coatroom was crowded with guests hanging their winter jackets on the hooks.

Synonyms

cloakroom
vscoatroom
  • UK
3 2.8

A room where people leave coats and bags temporarily

is used more widely in public buildings beyond event settings
coat closet
vscoatroom
  • US
3 1.0

A small space for hanging coats and jackets

is for short term public storage of outerwear rather than private long term use
checkroom
vscoatroom
  • US
1 3.5

A room where people leave coats or bags for a short time

is focused on temporary outerwear and personal items rather than storing parcels
hat check
vscoatroom
  • US
3.0

A place in a public building where people leave hats and coats to keep them safe

is a general temporary public storage not necessarily run by an attendant
garderobe
vscoatroom
  • Archaic
9.9

A room in a public place where people leave coats and bags

is the general public room for temporary outerwear rather than a cupboard

Surface Forms

coatroom singular
coatrooms plural

Morphology

coatroom = coat + room (transparent) = coat + room

Literal compound of 'coat' + 'room'; learners can readily infer it is a room for coats.

Etymology

Coatroom is simply made from coat and room, so it literally means 'a room for coats'. That's why a coatroom is a place where you leave your coat and other things for a short time.