swamp cooler

English

Etymology

See swamp +‎ cooler.

Noun

swamp cooler (plural swamp coolers)

1. (US, informal) Synonym of evaporative cooler

   Synonyms: air cooler, desert cooler

   • 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 170:

     Kind of like sitting five feet away from a swamp cooler on a hot day: you feel something approximating a breeze and maybe it’s even cool, but mostly you just end up frustrated and sticky.