lock·er

[lok-er]
noun
1.
a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
2.
Nautical. 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.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English loker. See lock1, -er1

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locker (ˈlɒkə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a.  a small compartment or drawer that may be locked, as one of several in a gymnasium, etc, for clothes and valuables
 b.  (as modifier): a locker room
2.  a person or thing that locks
3.  (US), (Canadian) a refrigerated compartment for keeping frozen foods, esp one rented in an establishment

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Word Origin & History

locker
mid-15c., from M.E. lokken (see lock (1)).
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Idioms & Phrases

locker

see Davy Jones's locker.

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Example sentences
Players and coaches will deny this dynamic is possible in their locker room,
  but it already happened.
While a bear can smell food in a locker, the bear can't get into the locker if
  it's closed and latched properly.
Coles entered the locker room knowing he would not dress.
At the state level the locker room is smaller and perhaps even more firmly
  established.
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