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

Shoppers can also find mini refrigerators and even Christmas decorations. —Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

Gruendel also alleged that one robot had carved a gash into a steel refrigerator door during a malfunction. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026

Violations included warm refrigerator temperatures, improper sink valves and improperly placed raw animal products. —Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026

However, most of my friends in France use the readily available prepackaged pàte brisée from the refrigerator sections of supermarkets. —Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 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