LOCKER
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)
Meaning:
A storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
locker; storage locker; cabinet
Hypernyms ("locker" is a kind of...):
compartment (a small space or subdivision for storage)
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)
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)
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)
