Cooler Meaning
/ˈkuː.lə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAnything which cools.
nounAn insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.
Sentence Examples
As the day got cooler, I had to put on a sweater.
Can you guess which cooler is the most efficient?
CEFR Practice Quiz
We packed a portable ____ with ice and drinks for the beach trip.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As the day got ____, I had to put on a sweater.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English cool Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English cooler From cool + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If acid Things were used only as Coolers, they would not be so proper in this Case."
— 1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC:
"While Brown distracted the usually hyperfocused Mangini, safety Kerry Rhodes and linebackers Eric Barton and Jonathan Vilma grabbed a cooler of Gatorade and surreptitiously assumed their positions according to plan."
— 2007 January 1, Karen Crouse, “With Wild-Card Spot Clinched, Jets Can Finally Talk Playoffs”, in The New York Times:
"Two women were found unresponsive in a car along with the likely culprit – four coolers of dry ice – Friday morning in Pierce County, Washington, CNN affiliate KOMO reports."
— 2018 August 1, Michael Nedelman, “Ice cream salesman’s wife and mother suffocated by dry ice in car”, in CNN:
"He recalls that experience in a smooth, speedy story, “The Monster Mash,” but these days he’s not sure he liked it too much — the disembowelings, the coolers of brains, the stench of decomposing corpses (“the smell of job security,” as one pathologist puts it) terrify him."
— 2008 June 15, Vanessa Grigoriadis, “Up in Smoke”, in The New York Times:
"About a year or so back we had him in the cooler on a Mann Act rap."
— 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
We packed a portable ____ with ice and drinks for the beach trip.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As the day got ____, I had to put on a sweater.