locker: Meaning and Definition of

lock•er

Pronunciation: (lok'ur), [key]
— n.
  1. a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, esp. one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
  2. a chest or compartment in which to stow things.
  3. a refrigerated compartment, as in a locker plant, that may be rented for storing frozen foods.
  4. a person or thing that locks.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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