freezer

[free-zer]

noun

1. a refrigerator, refrigerator compartment, cabinet, or room held at or below 32°F (0°C), used especially for preserving and storing food.

2. a machine containing cold brine, ice, etc., for making ice cream, sherbet, or the like.

3. a person or thing that freezes or chills.

freezer

/ ˈfriːzə /

noun

1. Also called: deepfreeze. a device that freezes or chills, esp an insulated cold-storage cabinet for long-term storage of perishable foodstuffs

2. a former name for refrigerator

Word History and Origins

Origin of freezer¹

First recorded in 1835–45; freeze + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He is now at the helm of a £564m UK empire selling a host of big and small household appliances from TVs, laptops and phones, to fridge freezers, washing machines, kettles and toasters.

From BBC

The freezer is kind of like a desert.

From Salon

So go ahead: raid your freezer, pile on what’s in the fridge, and let your fries be the canvas.

From Salon

The court heard how she called on her granddaughter to "get everyone on the floor" in the kitchen and they hid behind a freezer.

From BBC

“You can hurt your lungs in there because of the horrible AC; you feel like you’re in a freezer.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cooler 
• refrigerator