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

Appliances include a cooktop in the peninsula and built in wall ovens as well as a dishwasher, refrigerator, washer and dryer. —James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

The conservative view is treated like a suspicious odor coming from under the refrigerator. —Larry Clifton, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

If customers still have these products in their refrigerators or freezers, they are urged not to eat them and instead throw them away or return them to the point of purchase, according to the FSIS. —Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026

Let lemon bar cool, then cover and transfer to refrigerator. —Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 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