locker
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: automotive
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
transport
vehicles
Etymology: From lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix). Related to German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.
Base: lock
Affixes: -er
Inflected forms:
form: lockers
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
examples: 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.
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.
gloss: A lockable cubicle.
pos: noun
examples: She was afraid to come out of the locker.
gloss: A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.
pos: noun
gloss: One who locks something.
pos: noun
tags: rare
examples: The locker of the trapped chest must be careful, so as not to spring the trap.
gloss: A locking differential.
pos: noun
gloss: A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
pos: noun
tags: historical
examples: 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 […]
gloss: A closet.
pos: noun
tags: Louisiana
gloss: An online storage service for files.
pos: noun
examples: 2014, Cory Doctorow, Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age
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.
Synonyms: footlocker
Related words: lockbox
chest
trunk
Derived words: 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
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: sluitkas
lang: Armenian
word: պահարան
roman: paharan
lang: Bulgarian
word: шкафче
roman: škafče
lang: Catalan
word: armari
lang: Catalan
word: caseller
lang: Catalan
word: armariet
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 鎖櫃 /锁柜
roman: suǒguì
lang: Danish
word: skab
lang: Esperanto
word: ŝlosujo
lang: Esperanto
word: ŝranko
lang: Esperanto
word: ŝranketo
lang: Finnish
word: lukkokaappi
lang: Finnish
word: kaappi
lang: Finnish
word: lukkolokero
lang: Finnish
word: lokero
lang: French
word: casier m consigne automatique
lang: German
word: Spind
lang: German
word: Schließfach
lang: Hebrew
word: תָּא
roman: ta
lang: Hindi
word: लाकर
roman: lākar
lang: Hindi
word: कपाट
roman: kapāṭ
lang: Hungarian
word: szekrény
lang: Hungarian
word: öltözőszekrény
lang: Hungarian
word: fach
lang: Italian
word: armadietto
lang: Japanese
word: 戸棚
roman: todana
lang: Japanese
word: ロッカー
roman: rokkā
lang: Māori
word: rokara
lang: Norwegian
word: skap
lang: Polish
word: bakista
lang: Portuguese
word: armário
lang: Portuguese
word: cacifo
lang: Portuguese
word: escaninho
lang: Russian
word: шка́фчик
roman: škáfčik
lang: Russian
word: я́щик
roman: jáščik
lang: Russian
word: рунду́к
roman: rundúk
lang: Spanish
word: armario
lang: Spanish
word: casillero
lang: Spanish
word: locker
lang: Spanish
word: taquilla
lang: Thai
word: ตู้ฝากของ
lang: Turkish
word: dolap
lang: Ukrainian
word: ша́фка
roman: šáfka
lang: Vietnamese
word: tủ khóa