cooler

noun

cool·​er ˈkü-lər How to pronounce cooler (audio)
1
: one that cools: such as
a
: a container for cooling liquids
2
: lockup, jail
especially : a cell for violent or unmanageable prisoners
3
: an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base

Examples of cooler in a Sentence

The sodas are in the cooler. plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler
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A day earlier, Baumgarten had visited the home to retrieve two coolers full of breast milk for the couple’s infant daughter. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025 Around the same time, an egg cooler at a Trader Joe’s in Irvine was already nearly half empty after having just received a fresh shipment late that morning, one shopper said. Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 Sunday will be a little cooler, with a high of 72 and a low of 61, according to the weather service. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 The photo, which was provided by a senior law enforcement source with knowledge of the situation, shows rolls of nails and what appears to be a radio receiver inside a cooler. Richard Esposito, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cooler 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cooler was circa 1550

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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooler. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

cooler

noun
cool·​er ˈkü-lər How to pronounce cooler (audio)
: a container for keeping food or drink cool

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