baker

noun

bak·er ˈbā-kər

plural bakers

Synonyms of baker next

: a person who makes breads, cakes, pastries, etc.

Any avid baker knows that successful cakes and cookies often start with butter brought to room temperature.—

Jack Bishop et al.

specifically : someone who engages in baking as an occupation

Shopping routinely involved separate trips to the butcher, baker and green grocer … —

Doris Weatherford

: a device or utensil used for baking

: a food that is suitable for baking

It's hard to beat the delicate flavor of new potatoes or a big, fluffy baker.—

Jim McCausland

Examples of baker in a Sentence

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By contrast, as Victorian era bakers discovered in their velvet cakes, natural cocoa reacts with acidic ingredients (like vinegar or buttermilk) and baking soda to yield a cake with a reddish tint. —

Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024 Under dim lights, Cinnabon bakers stretch and roll buttery dough. —

Alina Selyukh, NPR, 28 Nov. 2024 View Comments Even more recently, following the killing of Michael Brown, baker Rose McGee brought 30 sweet potato pies to Ferguson, Missouri to feed the affected community. —

Leah Asmelash, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 While the return of Brad Torrance is meant to lighten the mood, the only real respite this week is Buck’s embrace of his new identity as a baker to distract from his heartbreak. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for baker

Word History

Etymology

Middle English bakere, from baken "to bake entry 1" + -ere -er entry 2; replacing bachare, going back to Old English bæcere, from bacan "to bake entry 1" + -ere -er entry 2

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of baker was before the 12th century

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biographical name (1)

Ba·ker ˈbā-kər

James Addison 1930– U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1985–88); Secretary of State (1989–92)

Baker

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biographical name (2)

Newton Diehl 1871–1937 American statesman

Baker

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biographical name (3)

Ray Stannard 1870–1946 pseudonym David Grayson ˈgrā-sᵊn

American author

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