LOCKER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does locker mean? 

• LOCKER (noun)
  The noun LOCKER has 3 senses:

1. a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

2. a fastener that locks or closes

3. a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)

  Familiarity information: LOCKER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOCKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cabinet; locker; storage locker

Hypernyms ("locker" is a kind of...):

compartment (a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "locker"):

glory hole; lazaretto (a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship)

Holonyms ("locker" is a part of...):

locker room (a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fastener that locks or closes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("locker" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

Derivation:

lock (fasten with a lock)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

footlocker; locker

Hypernyms ("locker" is a kind of...):

trunk (luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage)

 Context examples 

She sat, at this time, and all the evening, on the old locker in her old little corner by the fire—Ham beside her, where I used to sit.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

I started to rush below to the flag-locker, then remembered that in rigging the Ghost.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“I've still a shot in my locker.”

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

You can get athlete's foot from damp surfaces, such as showers, swimming pools, and locker room floors.

(Athlete's Foot, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

There were lockers all round, and Wilson, the sham chaplain, knocked one of them in, and pulled out a dozen of brown sherry.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Theer's the very locker that you used to sit on, 'long with Em'ly!” said Mr. Peggotty, in a whisper.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

He had armed himself with a draw-knife from the tool-locker, and with this he prepared to cut across the throat-halyards I had again rigged to the shears.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

To prevent it: • Keep your feet clean, dry, and cool • Wear clean socks • Don't walk barefoot in public areas • Wear flip-flops in locker room showers • Keep your toenails clean and clipped short

(Athlete's Foot, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The fire was bright, the ashes were thrown up, the locker was ready for little Emily in her old place.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Get your palm and needle and sew the beggar up. You’ll find some old canvas in the sail-locker. Make it do.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)