locker
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
A locking differential.
Etymology
From lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix). Related to German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.
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LOCKER at a glance
LOCKER has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (L 1 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5 + E 1 + R 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,592 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with locker
All rhymesOne letter away
- LOCKED13
- ROCKER12
- DOCKER13
- LOCKET12
- COCKER14
- LOOKER10
- LICKER12
- HOCKER15
- MOCKER14
- LACKER12
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