freezer
UK: ˈfriːzə | US: ˈfriːzər
n. a device or compartment for preserving food by freezing it
n. a person or thing that freezes
The word "freezer" combines the verb "freeze" (from Old English frēosan, meaning "to turn into ice") with the agentive suffix "-er," which indicates a tool or person performing an action. The term emerged in the early 19th century to describe machines or compartments designed to freeze or preserve food. The logic is straightforward: a "freezer" is literally "something that freezes."
She stored the ice cream in the freezer to keep it solid.
The laboratory uses a high-tech freezer to preserve biological samples.
Don’t forget to defrost the freezer every few months.
The freezer broke down, and all the food inside spoiled.
He works as a freezer operator at the meatpacking plant.