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locker

loc·ker

UK/ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/ US/ˈlɑ.kɚ/ common

noun

1.

a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock

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2.

a fastener that locks or closes

3.

a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)

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Origin

* As an English surname, from the noun locker. Compare Lock. * Also as an English surname, variant of Luker. * As an Austrian German surname Löcker, nickname for a buffoon, from Middle High German lecken (“to kick, jump”), of obscure origin, but compare Latin locusta (“grasshopper”) or Old English læccan (“to seize”). * As a Slovene surname, Americanized/Germanized from Lokar, from loka (“water meadow”), from Proto-Slavic *lǫka. Compare Loker.

Phrases

  • chain locker
  • clasp locker
  • Davey Jones' locker
  • Davy Jones' locker
  • Davy Jones's locker
  • Davy's locker
  • dip locker
  • foot locker

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