1
a
: a drawer, cupboard, or compartment that may be closed with a lock
especially
: one for individual storage use
b
: a chest or compartment on shipboard for compact stowage of articles
c
: a refrigerated compartment or room for the storage of fresh or frozen foods
a meat locker
2
: one that locks
Examples of locker in a Sentence
the enlisted man usually stored his uniform in his locker at the foot of his bed
a down-at-the heels health club where most of the lockers look to be unusable
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If New Orleans wins, Tampa Bay is in the playoffs and the Panthers will meet Monday, clean out their lockers and go home for the winter, disappointed.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
Investigators later identified the gunman as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, whose body was found in a storage locker in New Hampshire days later in what officials believe was a suicide after a professor who worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was killed.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
What remains of her wardrobe is in a 10-by-10 storage locker.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Commerce director Rachel Fletcher uses this heavy duty locker to store extra bed sheets and linens, but its adjustable shelves accommodate just about anything.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
Investigators later identified the gunman as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, whose body was found in a storage locker in New Hampshire days later in what officials believe was a suicide after a professor who worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was killed.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
What remains of her wardrobe is in a 10-by-10 storage locker.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Commerce director Rachel Fletcher uses this heavy duty locker to store extra bed sheets and linens, but its adjustable shelves accommodate just about anything.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for locker
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“Locker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locker. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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locker
noun
lock·er
ˈläk-ər 
: a cabinet, compartment, or chest for personal use or for storing food at a low temperature
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