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Sarcandra Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Locker

Hi,

I read about a hotel that claims it has a locker box in each room. Is "locker box" an acceptable term, or should it be just locker? Or is it the same as a safe deposit box? It's not in standard dictionaries.

Thanks.

Sarcandra
  

Top answer

I'd try to get a picture of it. "Locker" evokes the locker room, or at least a number of lockers to serve a number of people. This sounds like a special kind of "safe," which calls for a special name.

— Avangi

  • I'd try to get a picture of it.
  • "Locker" evokes the locker room, or at least a number of lockers to serve a number of people.
  • This sounds like a special kind of "safe," which calls for a special name.
  • A lock box would be too small; a locker would be too large.
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I'd try to get a picture of it.

"Locker" evokes the locker room, or at least a number of lockers to serve a number of people.

This sounds like a special kind of "safe," which calls for a special name.

A lock box would be too small; a locker would be too large.
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A small safe in a hotel room is often referred to as a "lock box" (not locker box). This may have been a simple typo.

However, it is not inconceivable that a hotel catering to a specific clientele may have some sort of locker in each room. I am thinking of hotels with golf courses (and lockers to safeguard a client's bag and clubs) or a hotel with tennis courts where a smaller version of
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Thanks, Avangi. Unfortunately there's no picture. Perhaps they do mean a lock box.
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It's a simple hotel, so maybe it is a lock box (also my first time to hear that term). Thanks, JohnParis!
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you're welcome scarandra
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