freezer
Americannoun
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freezers
plural
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a refrigerator, refrigerator compartment, cabinet, or room held at or below 32°F (0°C), used especially for preserving and storing food.
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a machine containing cold brine, ice, etc., for making ice cream, sherbet, or the like.
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a person or thing that freezes or chills.
noun
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Also called: deepfreeze. a device that freezes or chills, esp an insulated cold-storage cabinet for long-term storage of perishable foodstuffs
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a former name for refrigerator
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Etymology
Origin of freezer
Explanation
A freezer is an appliance that keeps food frozen at extremely low temperatures. A household freezer is usually built into a refrigerator. It's where you keep your ice cream and ice cubes. The freezer is where you keep ice cubes and frozen peas — it's a compartment at the top (or bottom) of the refrigerator in your kitchen. Larger freezers are used to keep enough food for a long period of time, or so a restaurant, hotel, or school cafeteria can store leftover food or keep enough to cook for a crowd of people. The word freezer was coined in 1847, although it originally meant part of an ice cream maker.
Example Sentences
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So I sliced the kielbasa into coins, cut up one red pepper and one medium onion, tucked the whole thing into a reusable freezer bag and flattened it out.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Village Center convenience store beckons with shaded parking and a freezer full of frozen treats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The burned waste at the site included several old mattresses, a fridge freezer, builders waste, car tyres, a cement mixer and wood panelling.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The company must also sanitize the freezer within seven days of clearing out remaining food waste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Mom worked full-time—Dad had left years ago—so it was my job to turn on the oven and pop in one of the dishes she’d precooked and stuck in the freezer for the school week.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
The pace would put Lineage on track to finish emptying its freezers within two weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Rupert Ashby, from the British Frozen Food Federation, said freezers are breaking down or being switched off in supermarkets in the extreme heat because the systems find it hard to deal with the high temperatures.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
He said the company was adding more freezers in stores.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026
The summer hunting season has therefore gained importance, enabling Greenlanders to fill their freezers to get them through the winter months, he tells AFP over a steaming bowl of fish stew.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
“Last year the freezers failed so there was no ice for”—the wind went out of my sails as I realized how lame this was going to sound—“the sushi bar.”
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
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