cooler

English

Etymology

cool +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːl.ə(ɹ)/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -uːlə(r)

Noun

cooler (countable and uncountable, plural coolers)

1. (countable) Anything which cools.
   • Arbuthnot

     If acid things were used only as coolers, they would not be so proper in this case.

2. (countable) An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.
3. (US, countable or uncountable) A mixed drink, especially one served chilled.

   They served wine coolers in the afternoon.

4. (US, slang) A prison.
   • Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep

     About a year or so back we had him in the cooler on a Mann Act rap.

5. (poker, colloquial) A cold deck.
6. (countable) A bouncer or doorman.

Synonyms

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

Translations

anything which cools

• Finnish: jäähdytin (fi)
• German: Kühler (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: congelatore (it) m, ghiacciaia f, freezer (it) m

insulated bin or box to keep food cold while picnicking or camping

• Bulgarian: хладилна чанта (hladilna čanta)
• Finnish: kylmälaukku (fi)
• French: glacière (fr) f
• German: Kühlbox f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: hűtőtáska (hu)
• Italian: ghiacciaia f, termos m, thermos (it) m
• Spanish: hielera

chilled mixed drink

• Arabic: مبرد (ar)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: cooler (fi)

Adjective

cooler

1. comparative form of cool: more cool

   He looks cooler when he's dressed in shorts.

Derived terms

• cooler heads will prevail

Anagrams

• recool

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Finnish

Noun

cooler

1. cooler (chilled mixed drink)

Declension

Inflection of cooler (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		cooler	coolerit
genitive		coolerin	coolerien coolereiden coolereitten
partitive		cooleria	coolereita coolereja
illative		cooleriin	coolereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		cooler	coolerit
accusative	nom.	cooler	coolerit
	gen.	coolerin
genitive		coolerin	coolerien coolereiden coolereitten
partitive		cooleria	coolereita coolereja
inessive		coolerissa	coolereissa
elative		coolerista	coolereista
illative		cooleriin	coolereihin
adessive		coolerilla	coolereilla
ablative		coolerilta	coolereilta
allative		coolerille	coolereille
essive		coolerina	coolereina
translative		cooleriksi	coolereiksi
abessive		cooleritta	coolereitta
instructive		—	coolerein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of cooler (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative coolerini coolerini accusative nom. coolerini coolerini gen. coolerini genitive coolerini coolerieni coolereideni coolereitteni partitive cooleriani coolereitani coolerejani inessive coolerissani coolereissani elative cooleristani coolereistani illative cooleriini coolereihini adessive coolerillani coolereillani ablative cooleriltani coolereiltani allative coolerilleni coolereilleni essive coolerinani coolereinani translative coolerikseni coolereikseni abessive coolerittani coolereittani instructive — — comitative — coolereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative coolerisi coolerisi accusative nom. coolerisi coolerisi gen. coolerisi genitive coolerisi cooleriesi coolereidesi coolereittesi partitive cooleriasi coolereitasi coolerejasi inessive coolerissasi coolereissasi elative cooleristasi coolereistasi illative cooleriisi coolereihisi adessive coolerillasi coolereillasi ablative cooleriltasi coolereiltasi allative coolerillesi coolereillesi essive coolerinasi coolereinasi translative cooleriksesi coolereiksesi abessive coolerittasi coolereittasi instructive — — comitative — coolereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative coolerimme coolerimme accusative nom. coolerimme coolerimme gen. coolerimme genitive coolerimme cooleriemme coolereidemme coolereittemme partitive cooleriamme coolereitamme coolerejamme inessive coolerissamme coolereissamme elative cooleristamme coolereistamme illative cooleriimme coolereihimme adessive coolerillamme coolereillamme ablative cooleriltamme coolereiltamme allative coolerillemme coolereillemme essive coolerinamme coolereinamme translative cooleriksemme coolereiksemme abessive coolerittamme coolereittamme instructive — — comitative — coolereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative coolerinne coolerinne accusative nom. coolerinne coolerinne gen. coolerinne genitive coolerinne coolerienne coolereidenne coolereittenne partitive coolerianne coolereitanne coolerejanne inessive coolerissanne coolereissanne elative cooleristanne coolereistanne illative cooleriinne coolereihinne adessive coolerillanne coolereillanne ablative cooleriltanne coolereiltanne allative coolerillenne coolereillenne essive coolerinanne coolereinanne translative cooleriksenne coolereiksenne abessive coolerittanne coolereittanne instructive — — comitative — coolereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative coolerinsa coolerinsa accusative nom. coolerinsa coolerinsa gen. coolerinsa genitive coolerinsa cooleriensa coolereidensa coolereittensa partitive cooleriaan cooleriansa coolereitaan coolerejaan coolereitansa coolerejansa inessive coolerissaan coolerissansa coolereissaan coolereissansa elative cooleristaan cooleristansa coolereistaan coolereistansa illative cooleriinsa coolereihinsa adessive coolerillaan coolerillansa coolereillaan coolereillansa ablative cooleriltaan cooleriltansa coolereiltaan coolereiltansa allative coolerilleen coolerillensa coolereilleen coolereillensa essive coolerinaan coolerinansa coolereinaan coolereinansa translative coolerikseen cooleriksensa coolereikseen coolereiksensa abessive coolerittaan coolerittansa coolereittaan coolereittansa instructive — — comitative — coolereineen coolereinensa

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German

Adjective

cooler

1. comparative degree of cool