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

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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water cooler
a machine that chills drinking water and lets people pour it into a cup

Noun + noun

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Kühler.

Kühler German

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Topics

Food & Drink

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# 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

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