baker
BAY-kur/ˈbeɪ.kɚ/UKBAY-kuh/ˈbeɪ.kə(ɹ)/
Pluralbakers
- 1A person who makes and sells bread, cakes, and other baked foods.
Like a cook, but one who works mostly with bread and cakes.
The baker pulled warm loaves from the oven at dawn.
Our local bakers sell fresh rolls every morning.
- 2A kind of apple that tastes best cooked in the oven, not eaten raw.
She picked a basket of bakers for the pie.
This baker softens into a sweet pulp when roasted.
- 3A small oven you can carry, used for baking food.
Like a tiny oven you can take camping.
The campers set up a baker beside the fire.
Prospectors carried a baker to make bread on the trail.
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Origin
It comes from the old English word for baker, made from "bake" plus "-er."