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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Another advance is the park’s use of facial-recognition technology for lockers and express lanes.
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Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
After acknowledging the impressiveness of that mark, Tatum leaned back in front of his locker and smiled.
—Jay King, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The park provides bear-proof food storage lockers in campgrounds, food storage devices in backcountry campsites, and bear-proof garbage cans and dumpsters throughout the park, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
In Caldwell, there’s a Thin Blue Line flag art piece gifted by a local school near officers’ lockers, spokesperson Char Jackson said.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
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Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
After acknowledging the impressiveness of that mark, Tatum leaned back in front of his locker and smiled.
—Jay King, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The park provides bear-proof food storage lockers in campgrounds, food storage devices in backcountry campsites, and bear-proof garbage cans and dumpsters throughout the park, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
In Caldwell, there’s a Thin Blue Line flag art piece gifted by a local school near officers’ lockers, spokesperson Char Jackson said.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
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“Locker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locker. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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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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