locker
nounUK /ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈlɑ.kɚ/
Etymology From lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix). Related to German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.
8 senses
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.
- The student placed her books in her locker when she arrived at school.
- This was locker room talk. I'm not proud of it. I apologize to my family. I apologize to the American people. Certainly I'm not proud of it. But this is locker room talk.2016 October 8, Donald J. Trump, “Donald J. Trump’s Apology for Vulgar Comments”, in The New York Times:
1 more example
- Neo Hutiri is the creator of Pelebox, a system of internet-enabled lockers that dispense medication for chronic conditions to patients, helping to cut down queues and ease pressure on hospital resources.2024 February 1, Nell Lewis, “South African innovator’s medicine-dispensing lockers win prestigious prize”, in CNN:
2
A lockable cubicle.
- She was afraid to come out of the locker.
3
A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.
4
Rare One who locks something.
- The locker of the trapped chest must be careful, so as not to spring the trap.
5
Automotive, Transport, Vehicles A locking differential.
6
Historical A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
- The actual delivery of the goods is then effected by any person bearing an order from the importer, called a merchant's order, and addressed to the warehouse-keeper, upon the presentment of which the warehouseman delivers the goods, having previously obtained the signature of the locker to it as a proof that the duties have been paid […]1845, Reports of cases argued and determined in the courts of Exchequer & Exchequer Chamber, volume 12:
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Louisiana A closet.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An online storage service for files.
- Then there are online service providers (OSPs), which might provide you with a message board, a blogging system, a video-hosting service, a file locker, an instant-messaging system, or an email box.2014, Cory Doctorow, Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age:
- Synonyms
- footlocker
- Derived terms
- 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