cooler

English

Etymology

cool +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkuːl.ə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːlə(r)

Noun

cooler (countable and uncountable, plural coolers)

  1. (countable) Anything which cools.
    • Arbuthnot
      If acid things were used only as coolers, they would not be so proper in this case.
  2. (countable) An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.
  3. (US, countable or uncountable) A mixed drink, especially one served chilled.
    They served wine coolers in the afternoon.
  4. (US, slang) A prison.
    • Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep
      About a year or so back we had him in the cooler on a Mann Act rap.
  5. (poker, colloquial) A cold deck.
  6. (countable) A bouncer or doorman.

Synonyms

Translations

Adjective

cooler

  1. comparative form of cool: more cool
    He looks cooler when he's dressed in shorts.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Finnish

Noun

cooler

  1. cooler (chilled mixed drink)

Declension
Inflection of cooler (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative cooler coolerit
genitive coolerin coolerien
coolereiden
coolereitten
partitive cooleria coolereita
coolereja
illative cooleriin coolereihin
singular plural
nominative cooler coolerit
accusative nom. cooler coolerit
gen. coolerin
genitive coolerin coolerien
coolereiden
coolereitten
partitive cooleria coolereita
coolereja
inessive coolerissa coolereissa
elative coolerista coolereista
illative cooleriin coolereihin
adessive coolerilla coolereilla
ablative coolerilta coolereilta
allative coolerille coolereille
essive coolerina coolereina
translative cooleriksi coolereiksi
instructive — coolerein
abessive cooleritta coolereitta
comitative — coolereineen

German

Adjective

cooler

  1. comparative degree of cool
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