refrigerator

noun

re·​frig·​er·​a·​tor ri-ˈfri-jə-ˌrā-tər 

: something that refrigerates

especially : a room or appliance for keeping food or other items cool

Examples of refrigerator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It can also be used indoors when the power goes out to power your refrigerator, TV, microwave, coffee maker, and other appliances. — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

But as the experience evolved from building karts out of old refrigerators to electric vehicles, interest grew. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Before heading to the grocery store, take inventory of what is already in the refrigerator, freezer and pantry. — Leeann Weintraub, Oc Register, 25 July 2026

Everything else — refrigerators, stoves, gas cylinders, even portable air conditioners— are possessions that families have managed to take from their apartments. — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing refrigerator

• refrigerator magnet

Rhymes for refrigerator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
• attenuator
• bronchodilator
• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator

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Kids Definition

refrigerator

noun

re·​frig·​er·​a·​tor ri-ˈfrij-ə-ˌrāt-ər 

: a device or room for keeping articles (as food) cool