a chamber in which food, drink, etc, are kept cool
Informal word: fridge
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•frig•er•a•tor /rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪtɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a room or large appliance in which food, drink, etc., is kept cool esp. by means of mechanical refrigeration.
re•frig•er•a•tor
(ri frij′ə rā′tər),USA pronunciation n.
- a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool by means of ice or mechanical refrigeration.
- the part of a distilling apparatus that cools the volatile material, causing it to condense;
condenser;
rectifier.
- refrigerate + -or2 1605–15
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'refrigerator' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Carnot refrigerator
- Frigidaire
- appliance
- bad
- beeline
- coefficient of performance
- creamer
- crisper
- deepfreeze
- defrost
- defroster
- empty
- freeze
- freezer
- fridge
- frig
- get
- gut
- heat pump
- hydrator
- ice
- ice cube
- icebox
- icebox cake
- little
- make
- ozone-friendly
- reefer
- refrig.
- refrigerant
- refrigerator car
- refrigerator-freezer
- throttle valve
- walk-in refrigerator