: one that freezes or keeps cool
especially : a compartment, room, or device for freezing food or keeping it frozen

Examples of freezer in a Sentence

Don't forget to put the ice cream back in the freezer.
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Keeping pantry and freezer staples on hand can give shoppers more options during the week, Lueke also said. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 To bake a frozen pie, put it in the oven straight from the freezer and add 10 to 20 minutes to the total baking time, using the recipe’s visual indicators for doneness in the recipe. — Melissa Weller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 Remove the cassava fries from the freezer and, working in batches, carefully drop the fries into the oil. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Accumulation of food debris observed on the handles of the reach-in freezer and reach-in refrigerator; accumulation of food debris observed on the interior bottom surface of both the refrigerators and freezers. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for freezer

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of freezer was in 1824

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“Freezer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freezer. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

: a compartment, device, or room for freezing food or keeping it frozen
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