reefers
reefers is the plural of reefer.
Meaning of reefer
Noun (1)
reefer (plural reefers)
- Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman.
- Her reefer cap was all on one side and on her cheek there was the print of an anchor button she had pressed on while sleeping.1922, Katherine Mansfield, “Prelude”, in Selected Stories, Oxford, published 2002, page 85
- A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.
Noun (2)
reefer (plural reefers)
- A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container.
- Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
In a Kenworth pullin' logs.
Cab-over Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin' hogs.1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall
- Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
- a refrigerator car (type of boxcar).
Noun (3)
reefer (countable and uncountable, plural reefers)
- A marijuana cigarette.
- 'Most of the real hep-cats smoke reefers,' explained Leiter. 'Wouldn't be allowed most places.'1954, Ian Fleming, “Table Z”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 54
- Marijuana.
- Daddy I don't want to go to school because the teacher's a jerk, he must think I'm a fool and all the kids smoke reefer, I think it'd be cheaper if I just got a job learned to be a street sweeper.1982, Edward G. Fletcher, Melle Mel, “The Message”, in The Message, performed by Grandmaster Flash
Phrases with reefers
Questions about reefers
- What is reefers the plural of?
- Reefers is the plural of reefer.
Words near reefers in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: reefers (page history and authors); reefer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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