locker

noun

1. 1

   A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.

   The student placed her books in her locker when she arrived at school.

   This was locker room talk. I'm not proud of it. I apologize to my family. I apologize to the American people. Certainly I'm not proud of it. But this is locker room talk.

   Neo Hutiri is the creator of Pelebox, a system of internet-enabled lockers that dispense medication for chronic conditions to patients, helping to cut down queues and ease pressure on hospital resources.

2. 2

   A lockable cubicle.

   She was afraid to come out of the locker.

3. 3

   A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.

4. 4

   rareOne who locks something.

   The locker of the trapped chest must be careful, so as not to spring the trap.

5. 5

   A locking differential.

6. 6

   historicalA customs officer who guards a warehouse.

   The actual delivery of the goods is then effected by any person bearing an order from the importer, called a merchant's order, and addressed to the warehouse-keeper, upon the presentment of which the warehouseman delivers the goods, having previously obtained the signature of the locker to it as a proof that the duties have been paid […]

7. 7

   A closet.

8. 8

   An online storage service for files.

   Then there are online service providers (OSPs), which might provide you with a message board, a blogging system, a video-hosting service, a file locker, an instant-messaging system, or an email box.

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plural

lockers