noun
freezer
FREE-zuh
noun
1
An appliance, or a compartment within a refrigerator, used to store food at below-freezing temperatures.
"She keeps a stash of ice cream in the freezer for emergencies."
How to Use Freezer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe very cold compartment or appliance you store frozen food in.
Common pairings
freezer bag
freezer burn
stick it in the freezer
Word Forms
freezers plural
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Etymology
From "freeze" plus the agent/instrument suffix "-er."