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Cooler vs Freezer - What's the difference?

cooler | freezer |

Freezer is a synonym of cooler.



As nouns the difference between cooler and freezer

is that cooler is anything which cools while freezer is an appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

As an adjective cooler

is comparative of cool.

cooler

English

Noun

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

    * car fridge * cool bag, cool box (UK) * chilly bin (New Zealand) * esky (Australia) * ice chest * bouncer

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (cool)
  • He looks cooler when he's dressed in shorts.

    Derived terms

    * cooler heads will prevail

    Anagrams

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    freezer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0 Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
  • The section of a refrigerator used to store food or other perishable items at a temperature below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).
  • Synonyms

    * cooler (room) * walk-in freezer (room) * deep freezer, deep-freezer (stand-alone appliance)

    Derived terms

    * deepfreeze, deep-freeze, deep freeze * freezer bag * freezer burn * fridge-freezer * freezer paper * freezer-proof

    See also

    * fridge * icebox * refrigerator ----