"reefer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːfɚ/ [US], /ˈɹiːfə/ [UK] Audio: En-US-reefer.wav [US], En-au-reefer.ogg [Australia] Forms: reefers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːfə(ɹ) Etymology: From reef + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reef#Etymology_2|er}} reef + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} reefer (plural reefers)
  1. (nautical) Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman. Categories (topical): Nautical, People Translations (someone who reefs): reivaaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-reefer-en-noun-Kkg~17P2 Disambiguation of People: 48 28 12 12 0 0 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'someone who reefs': 95 5
  2. A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.
    Sense id: en-reefer-en-noun-TCdgGKCT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 56 21 14 1 1 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quartz reefer, reefer jacket
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːfɚ/ [US], /ˈɹiːfə/ [UK] Audio: En-US-reefer.wav [US], En-au-reefer.ogg [Australia] Forms: reefers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːfə(ɹ) Etymology: Clipping of refrigerator. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Clipping of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">refrigerator</i></span>.|lang=}} Clipping of refrigerator., {{clipping of|en|refrigerator}} Clipping of refrigerator. Head templates: {{en-noun}} reefer (plural reefers)
  1. (colloquial, chiefly US) A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container. Tags: US, colloquial Translations (refrigerated trailer or container): хладилен контейнер (hladilen kontejner) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kylmärekka (english: trailer) (Finnish), kylmäkontti (english: container) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-reefer-en-noun-E650L2gx Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'refrigerated trailer or container': 91 9
  2. (rail transport, US) a refrigerator car (type of boxcar). Tags: US Categories (topical): Rail transportation Translations (refrigerator car): хладилен вагон (hladilen vagon) [masculine] (Bulgarian), jäähdytysvaunu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-reefer-en-noun-hTuYKdc8 Categories (other): American English Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport Disambiguation of 'refrigerator car': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːfɚ/ [US], /ˈɹiːfə/ [UK] Audio: En-US-reefer.wav [US], En-au-reefer.ogg [Australia] Forms: reefers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːfə(ɹ) Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps from Mexican Spanish grifa (“cannabis”) or Central American Spanish grifo (“someone who smokes cannabis”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|es-MX|grifa||cannabis}} Mexican Spanish grifa (“cannabis”), {{m|es|grifo||someone who smokes cannabis}} grifo (“someone who smokes cannabis”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reefer (countable and uncountable, plural reefers)
  1. (countable) A marijuana cigarette. Tags: countable, slang Translations (marijuana cigarette): джойнт (džojnt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), špek [masculine] (Czech), joint [masculine] (Czech), joint [masculine] (Dutch), stickie [neuter] (Dutch), blowtje [neuter] (Dutch), jonko [masculine] (Dutch), kanabcigaredo (Esperanto), jointti (Finnish), joint [masculine] (French), Joint [masculine] (German), Tüte [feminine] (German), បារីកញ្ឆា (baarəy kɑñchaa) (Khmer), кося́к (kosják) [masculine] (Russian), bate [Honduras, masculine] (Spanish), canuto [masculine] (Spanish), carruco [Honduras, masculine] (Spanish), leño [Honduras, masculine] (Spanish), porro [Spain, masculine] (Spanish), petardo [Spain, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-reefer-en-noun-YNG9tHsi Disambiguation of 'marijuana cigarette': 87 13
  2. (uncountable) Marijuana. Tags: slang, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Marijuana
    Sense id: en-reefer-en-noun-MdUok4bT Disambiguation of Marijuana: 4 9 9 5 15 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1982, Edward G. Fletcher, Melle Mel (lyrics and music), “The Message”, in The Message, performed by Grandmaster Flash",
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          "ref": "1984 April 7, N.B., “Chemical Dependency in the Gay Community”, in Gay Community News, page 5",
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      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "jonko"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
      "word": "kanabcigaredo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
      "word": "jointti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Tüte"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
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      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
      "word": "បារីកញ្ឆា"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
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      ],
      "word": "кося́к"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
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        "Honduras",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "leño"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porro"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marijuana cigarette",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "petardo"
    }
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}

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