locker

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
  2. noun a fastener that locks or closes
  3. noun a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)

Etymology

From lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix). Cognate with German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cabinet, storage locker

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