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locker room
locker roomnouna room containing lockers, as in a gymnasium, factory, or school, for changing clothes and for the storage and safekeeping of personal belongings.
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locker-room
locker-roomadjectiveof, characteristic of, or suitable to conversation in a locker room; earthy or sexually explicit.
locker room
1 Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of locker room1
First recorded in 1890–95
Origin of locker-room2
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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After taking an elbow from Indiana’s Monique Billings on May 13, the Sparks’ team doctors spotted the potential for a head injury and sent her to the locker room.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
A teammate called out the second-year quarterback online, and the Giants locker room reportedly addressed the aftermath internally to help cool the tensions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Just one game from returning to the locker room with a spot in the third round, he fell apart.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Just five minutes before the final, a tearful Wawrinka was shaking with nerves in the locker room, and he declared he was "completely empty" after the gruelling showpiece.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
I look over at the locker room, expecting some mutual friend of ours, but Tats shifts me to face the weight room, a separate facility that is connected to the gymnasium through an inconspicuous door.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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