casiers

Casiers is the plural form of casier, a term used in French and in some English contexts to refer to a container or furniture piece divided into multiple compartments. In everyday usage, casiers may refer to lockers—personal storage compartments found in schools, gyms, and workplaces—or to smaller bins and drawers used for sorting items in offices, kitchens, or workshops. In commercial settings, the term is also used for bottle racks or crates, particularly in bars and wine stores, where a casier holds several bottles in a single unit.

In libraries and mailrooms, casier can denote a wall of pigeonholes or mail slots assigned to individuals or departments; in such cases, casier is often translated as mail case or pigeonhole cabinet. In domestic contexts, a casier can be a spice cabinet, a sorting bin, or a drawer unit with dividers.

Types and construction vary widely. Casiers range from metal or plastic modular lockers with doors to open-front bins or wooden crates. They may be fixed in place or mobile on wheels. Dividers are often adjustable to accommodate different item sizes, and materials commonly used include metal, wood, and durable plastics, chosen for hygiene, durability, and space efficiency.

Etymology: the word derives from French casier, meaning a divided container or shelf, and is used in some languages to describe similar multi-compartment storage. In English, casier is uncommon outside specific domains, where terms like locker, pigeonhole, or bottle rack are more typical.