# cooler

Pronunciation: US say "KOO-lur" /ˈku.lɚ/; say "KOO-luh" UK /ˈkuː.lə(ɹ)/, AUS /ˈkʉː.lə(ɹ)/

## Noun

1. A portable insulated container in which ice or freezer packs keep food and drinks chilled, used especially on picnics and camping trips.
   - Simple: A box with thick walls that keeps food and drinks cold using ice.
   - _He hauled the cooler down to the beach and wedged it into the shade._
   - _By the second day of camping, the ice in the cooler had nearly melted._
3. Any object or substance that lowers the temperature of something else.
   - Simple: Something that makes another thing cold or less hot.
   - _A good cooler draws heat away from whatever it touches._
   - _Mechanics fitted a cooler to keep the transmission from overheating._
4. A drink made from alcohol, especially wine, mixed with fruit juice. *(Canada, South Africa)*
   - Simple: A drink that mixes alcohol, usually wine, with fruit juice.
   - _Guests sipped cooler made from white wine and citrus juice._
   - _He prefers a tall glass of cooler to straight spirits._
5. A refrigeration unit used to keep dead bodies cold in a morgue.
   - Simple: A cold storage box that keeps a dead body fresh until it is buried or examined.
   - _The coroner stored the remains in the cooler overnight._
   - _Hospital staff slid the gurney toward the cooler at the back of the room._
6. A prison or jail. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: A jail or prison.
   - _They threw him in the cooler after the heist went wrong._
   - _She visited her brother in the cooler every Sunday._
7. A bouncer or doorman who keeps order at a bar or club. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: A person who keeps order at a bar or club and stops trouble.
   - _The club hired a new cooler to handle rowdy guests._
   - _The cooler stepped in before the argument turned into a fight._
8. Short for air cooler. *(India)* — Ellipsis of air cooler, evaporative cooler, desert cooler, or swamp cooler.
   - Simple: Short for air cooler, a machine that cools a room with water and a fan. Used in India.
   - _During the dry summer, the cooler ran day and night._
   - _He refilled the water tank in the cooler each morning._
9. In poker, a loss suffered while holding a normally strong hand, especially one that costs many chips.
   - Simple: In poker, a loss you suffer while holding a hand that is usually strong, often one that costs many chips.
   - _She ran into a cooler when her full house lost to four of a kind._
   - _Every player at the table groaned at the cooler that ended his tournament._
10. A pack of cards stacked in a known order and secretly switched into a game so the cheat controls the outcome. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A deck of cards secretly arranged ahead of time so a cheater can win.
   - _The dealer palmed a cooler into play and dealt himself a winning hand._
   - _Suspicious of the smooth shuffle, the players accused him of using a cooler._
11. A sweet chilled Filipino beverage, such as fruit juice or flavors like chocolate or coffee, usually mixed with shredded jelly or sago or tapioca pearls. *(Philippines)*
   - Simple: In the Philippines, a sweet cold drink, often fruit juice with jelly or chewy pearls.
   - _On hot afternoons, vendors sell coolers in tall plastic cups._
   - _He ordered a corn-flavored cooler topped with sago pearls._

## Adjective

2. Comparative of cool. — comparative form of cool: more cool
   - Simple: Comparative of cool. Use this form to say one thing is more cool than another.
   - _Mornings in the mountains are cooler than visitors expect._
   - _The redesigned logo looks cooler than the original._

## Noun

12. A final glass of porter taken to finish off an evening of drinking spirits and water. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A last glass of dark beer drunk at the end of a night of stronger drinks.

## Origin

Formed from "cool" combined with the suffix "-er".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/cooler (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).