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.
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Treatment includes washing all bedding, clothing, and household materials like curtains on a hot wash and tumble dry, or they can be put in plastic bags in a freezer for three or four days.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Additionally, they recovered multiple animal remains from a freezer and a yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
New York influencer Christine Han bought eight Bordier blocks—along with a freezer bag and ice pack—after tasting the butter at a Parisian restaurant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I’m much happier with an occasional Big Seasonal Prep Day — fill the freezer with soups, sauces, breakfast burritos and other useful things — and then let the ensuing weeks fall where they will.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
"I read your mind. Took it out the freezer before I went to work this morning."
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
Hundreds of French supermarkets have been hit by a cyber attack that caused their fridges and freezers to heat up, spoiling fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
This year's multiple heat waves have increased the numbers of white goods such as fridges and freezers breaking down and needing to be scrapped at specialist sites.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The melt-in-your-mouth meat is now a fixture at fine-dining restaurants and in Costco freezers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Hearing board members echoed fears from the community about the potential release of ammonia, a flammable and highly toxic gas that was used as a refrigerant for Lineage’s freezers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
She bet the boys had all raided their freezers and brought over a stash.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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