"water cooler" meaning in English

See water cooler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more water cooler [comparative], most water cooler [superlative]
Etymology: Attributive use of the noun. Head templates: {{en-adj}} water cooler (comparative more water cooler, superlative most water cooler)
  1. Of the nature of things discussed around a water cooler. Synonyms: water-cooler, watercooler Related terms: barroom, cracker-barrel
    Sense id: en-water_cooler-en-adj-aaaSQtNd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: water coolers [plural]
Etymology: For the gossip sense, compare scuttlebutt, of similar origin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} water cooler (plural water coolers)
  1. A dispenser of cooled drinking water. Synonyms: water dispenser Derived forms: water cooler effect Translations (dispenser of cooled drinking water): بَرَّاد (barrād) [masculine] (Arabic), بَرَّادة (barrāda) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), 饮水机 (yǐnshuǐjī) (Chinese Mandarin), vesiautomaatti (Finnish), Wotakjeela [masculine] (Plautdietsch), bebedouro (refrigerado) [masculine] (Portuguese), ตู้กดน้ำ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-water_cooler-en-noun-4AoQZLTc Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'dispenser of cooled drinking water': 100 0
  2. (figuratively) A location in the workplace where employees gather to chat or gossip. Tags: figuratively Translations (location in the workplace): vesiautomaatti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-water_cooler-en-noun-VR4nX6jr Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'location in the workplace': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: water coolers [plural]
Etymology: A category of cooling device. Head templates: {{en-noun}} water cooler (plural water coolers)
  1. A type of cooling device that uses water as the heat transfer medium. Categories (topical): Water
    Sense id: en-water_cooler-en-noun-G5djPePX Disambiguation of Water: 21 23 7 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 12 20 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 11 17 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 10 16 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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