# locker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #7,711

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. A lockable cubicle.
3. A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.
4. One who locks something.
5. A locking differential.
6. A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
7. A closet.

## Etymology
From lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix). Cognate with German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.

## Easily confused with
- **lower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-lower)
- **lover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-lover)
- **loser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-loser)
- **locks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-locks)
- **loner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-loner)
- **longer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-longer)
- **looked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-looked)
- **louder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-louder)
- **looser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-looser)
- **locket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-locket)
- **lowkey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-lowkey)
- **lodger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-lodger)
- **lockup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-lockup)
- **Lockett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locker-vs-lockett)
- **lock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lock-vs-locker)
- **Locke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locke-vs-locker)
- **laker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laker-vs-locker)
- **locked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/locked-vs-locker)
- **lacked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacked-vs-locker)
- **licked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/licked-vs-locker)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lcoker`, `llocker`, `loccker`, `locekr`, `lockerr`, `lockker`, `lockre`, `lokcer`, `olcker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/locker