locker

Noun

A small compartment or cabinet, often lockable, for storage.
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
a fastener that locks or closes
a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks)
A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.
A lockable cubicle.
A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.
One who locks something.
A locking differential.
A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
A closet.

Examples

She hoped to find a high-scoring word hidden in her letter locker.
She was afraid to come out of the locker.
The locker of the trapped chest must be careful, so as not to spring the trap.
The student placed her books in her locker when she arrived at school.

Origin / Etymology

From lock (lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix)) from Old English loc (“fastening, enclosure”), from Proto-Germanic *luką. Cognate with German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.

Synonyms

cabinet, footlocker, storage locker

Scrabble Score: 12

locker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
locker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
locker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

locker: valid Words With Friends Word