cooler A2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈku.lɚ/ UK /ˈkuː.lə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #6288 Meanings 1 noun An insulated box used to keep food and drinks cold while traveling or camping. We packed sandwiches and ice into the cooler before the picnic. 2 adj More cool; lower in temperature, or more impressive or fashionable. The evenings are cooler now that autumn has arrived. 3 noun A sweet drink made of wine or alcohol mixed with fruit juice. They served wine coolers in the afternoon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an insulated box used to... ice chestcool box Word family Forms coolers Derived forms aftercoolercoolerfulcryocoolerhydrocoolerintercoolerovercoolerprecooler Common collocations water cooler Noun + noun Etymology AI details Americanized spelling of German Kühler. Kühler German View etymology graph -> Topics Food & Drink Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cooler **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈku.lɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkuː.lə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 6288 ## Meanings 1. An insulated box used to keep food and drinks cold while traveling or camping. 2. More cool; lower in temperature, or more impressive or fashionable. 3. A sweet drink made of wine or alcohol mixed with fruit juice. ## Examples - We packed sandwiches and ice into the cooler before the picnic. - The evenings are cooler now that autumn has arrived. - They served wine coolers in the afternoon. ## Derived Forms - aftercooler - coolerful - cryocooler - hydrocooler - intercooler - overcooler - precooler ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Kühler ## Etymology Americanized spelling of German Kühler. ## AI Etymology cooler is an Americanized spelling of German Kühler. Current senses include An insulated box used to keep food and drinks cold while traveling or camping and More cool; lower in temperature, or more impressive or fashionable. English relatives and later formations include aftercooler, coolerful, cryocooler. ## Topics - Food & Drink - Weather & Climate markdown