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locker¹
- /ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈlɑ.kɚ/ US
- /ˈlɔk.ə(ɹ)/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɒkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix). Related to German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.
noun lockers
- 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.
- A lockable cubicle. She was afraid to come out of the locker.
- A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.
- One who locks something. The locker of the trapped chest must be careful, so as not to spring the trap.
- A locking differential.
- 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 p
- A closet.
- 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.
Similar: footlocker
Locker²
Where it comes from
* As an English surname, from the noun locker. Compare Lock.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Luker.
* As an Austrian German surname Löcker, nickname for a buffoon, from Middle High German lecken (“to kick, jump”), of obscure origin, but compare Latin locusta (“grasshopper”) or Old English læccan (“to seize”).
* As a Slovene surname, Americanized/Germanized from Lokar, from loka (“water meadow”), from Proto-Slavic *lǫka. Compare Loker.
proper noun Lockers
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: footlocker, cabinet, storage locker, dresser, desk, cupboard, closet, wardrobe, bin, pantry, box, cloakroom, chest, crib, lockbox, basement
noun
Similar: footlocker
Translations
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noun storage compartment
| Español | armario, casillero, locker, taquilla |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 戸棚 todana, ロッカー rokkā |
| 中文 | 鎖櫃 /锁柜 suǒguì |
| हिन्दी | लाकर lākar, कपाट kapāṭ |
| Português | armário, cacifo, escaninho |
| Français | casier m consigne automatique |
| Deutsch | Spind, Schließfach |
| Italiano | armadietto |
| Русский | шка́фчик škáfčik, я́щик jáščik, рунду́к rundúk |
| Tiếng Việt | tủ khóa |
| עברית | תָּא ta |
Talk about this word "locker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/locker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. locker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/locker "locker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/locker.Cite this
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title = {locker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
