water cooler noun 3adjective 1forms 2 noun3 •A dispenser of cooled drinking water. •(figurative) A location in the workplace where employees gather to chat or gossip. •A type of cooling device that uses water as the heat transfer medium. adjective1 •Of the nature of things discussed around a water cooler.In those days The Late Show was Monday water cooler topic du jour. formswater coolers · water-coolers