freezer

American  

[free-zer] / ˈfri zər /

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.

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freezer British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of freezer

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

Example Sentences

The group used liquid nitrogen to rapidly cool mouse brain tissue to minus 196 degrees Celsius, then kept it in a minus-150-degree-Celsius freezer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The morgue at Galle could handle about 25 bodies at a time and the authorities were rushing freezer shipping containers to preserve the remains until legal formalities were completed.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Inside, goods are stacked neatly on racks - with vegetables in one section, freezer units in another corner, and shelves stuffed with crisps, fizzy drinks and even pet food.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

My early smoothie experiments ended with a freezer full of ice-burned banana slices and sad curls of kale — truly the saddest smoothie packs imaginable.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

Then he joked that the supply of food in his freezer, gifts from grateful community members who cooked for his family, might last as long.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Related Words

• cooler
• refrigerator