Definition of LOCKER

locker

Meanings

Plural: lockers

Noun

  • a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
  • a fastener that locks or closes
  • a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)
  • 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.
  • A lockable cubicle.
  • A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.
  • One who locks something.
  • A locking differential.
  • A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
  • A closet.

Origin / Etymology

From lock (lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix)) from Old English loc (“fastening, enclosure”), from Proto-Germanic *luką. Cognate with German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.

Synonyms

cabinet, footlocker, storage locker

Scrabble Score: 12

locker is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
locker is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
locker is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

locker is a valid Words With Friends word