baker
1 Americannoun
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a person who bakes.
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a person who makes and sells bread, cake, etc.
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a small portable oven.
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(usually initial capital letter) a code word used in communications to represent the letter B.
noun
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Sir Benjamin, 1840–1907, English engineer.
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George Father Divine, 1877–1965, U.S. religious leader.
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George Pierce, 1866–1935, U.S. critic, author, and professor of drama.
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Howard H(enry), Jr., 1925–2014, U.S. politician: senator 1967–85.
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Dame Janet, born 1933, English mezzo-soprano.
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Josephine, 1906–75, French entertainer, born in the U.S.
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Newton Diehl 1871–1937, U.S. lawyer: Secretary of War 1916–21.
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Ray Stannard David Grayson, 1870–1946, U.S. author.
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Samuel White, 1821–93, English explorer and colonial administrator: discovered Lake Albert.
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Mount Baker, a mountain in northwestern Washington, in the Cascade Range: highest peak, 10,750 feet (3,277 meters).
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a town in central Louisiana.
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Sir Benjamin . 1840–1907, British engineer who, with Sir John Fowler, designed and constructed much of the London underground railway, the Forth Railway Bridge, and the first Aswan Dam
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Chet , full name Chesney H. Baker. 1929–88, US jazz trumpeter and singer
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Dame Janet . born 1933, British mezzo-soprano
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Sir Samuel White . 1821–93, British explorer: discovered Lake Albert (1864)
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a person whose business or employment is to make or sell bread, cakes, etc
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a portable oven
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informal in good health
Other Word Forms
- bakerlike adjective
Etymology
Origin of baker
before 1000; Middle English bakere, Old English bæcere. See bake, -er 1
Example Sentences
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“Yes. That’s where Twitch lives, and she is an excellent baker of muffins and other sweet goods. A polar bear such as myself likes eating tasty delicious things as often as I can.”
From Literature
A former lawyer who had retrained as a baker at a trendy cafe in the Black Sea city, he joined the Ukrainian army a year later.
From Barron's
By making bread, the French volunteer, who calls himself a "baker without borders", wants to help them through an especially cold winter, marked by repeated power and heating cuts caused by Russian strikes.
From Barron's
"I wouldn't want to be a baker who disappoints her, but I can see her being very encouraging at the same time."
From BBC
Allun the baker's light, pleasant voice rose above the muttering of the crowd.
From Literature
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