cooler

American  

[koo-ler] / ˈku lər /

noun

1. a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.

2. anything that cools or makes cool; refrigerant.

3. an air conditioner.

4. a tall drink, consisting of liquor, soda, and a fruit garnish.

5. water cooler.

6. Slang.  the cooler, jail.

   He was in the cooler for three months for petty theft.

7. Ice Hockey Slang.  penalty box.

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cooler British  

/ ˈkuːlə /

noun

1. a container, vessel, or apparatus for cooling, such as a heat exchanger

2. a slang word for prison

3. a drink consisting of wine, fruit juice, and carbonated water

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Etymology

Origin of cooler

First recorded in 1565–75; cool + -er ¹

Example Sentences

They loaded duffels and coolers and bags of snacks into the bus.

From Salon

I try not to be as freakish as I used to be — I used to bring a cooler with me.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, so much of Abha, the capital of the southwestern province of Asir, seems a world away — and two dozen degrees cooler — from the scorching desert that dominates Western notions of the kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times

Both the heated fluids from below and the cooler, methane-filled gases from the sediments move upward through the same pathways.

From Science Daily

Similarly, the room can automatically be made warmer or cooler ahead of time depending on how people using the room in the past have typically set the temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• container