freezer

noun

freez·​er ˈfrē-zər How to pronounce freezer (audio)
: one that freezes or keeps cool
especially : a compartment, room, or device for freezing food or keeping it frozen

Examples of freezer in a Sentence

Don't forget to put the ice cream back in the freezer.
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Ten minutes in the freezer does not freeze the glass pie plate. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 July 2026 Two coolers, three standing coolers and a walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer, all filled with food, had to be thrown away after the center lost power for 14 hours. — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 29 July 2026 Anyone who has any of these products in their fridge or freezer should throw them away or return them to the place where they were purchased, health officials advised. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 That includes a freezer at minus 150 degrees Celsius, equal to minus 238 degrees Fahrenheit — colder than the average temperature of Saturn, a planet 793 million miles further away from the sun than Earth. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for freezer

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of freezer was in 1824

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freezer

noun
freez·​er ˈfrē-zər How to pronounce freezer (audio)
: a compartment, device, or room for freezing food or keeping it frozen

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