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freezer

[ free-zer ]
/ ˈfri zər /
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noun

a refrigerator, refrigerator compartment, cabinet, or room held at or below 32°F (0°C), used especially for preserving and storing food.
a machine containing cold brine, ice, etc., for making ice cream, sherbet, or the like.
a person or thing that freezes or chills.

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RELATED WORDS

cooler, refrigerator

Nearby words

  1. freeze-etch,
  2. freeze-fracture,
  3. freeze-frame,
  4. freeze-up,
  5. freezeout,
  6. freezer burn,
  7. freezing,
  8. freezing drizzle,
  9. freezing injunction,
  10. freezing mixture

Origin of freezer

First recorded in 1835–45; freeze + -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for freezer

freezer

/ (ˈfriːzə) /

noun

Also called: deepfreeze a device that freezes or chills, esp an insulated cold-storage cabinet for long-term storage of perishable foodstuffs
a former name for refrigerator
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for freezer

freezer

n.

1847 as the name of an item in ice-cream manufacture; from freeze (v.) + -er (1). As a household appliance, from 1945. Freezer burn attested from 1929.

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