baker

¹

[ bey-ker ]

noun

1. a person who bakes.
2. a person who makes and sells bread, cake, etc.
3. a small portable oven.
4. (usually initial capital letter) a code word used in communications to represent the letter B.

Baker

²

[ bey-ker ]

noun

1. Sir Benjamin, 1840–1907, English engineer.
2. George Father Divine, 1877–1965, U.S. religious leader.
3. George Pierce, 1866–1935, U.S. critic, author, and professor of drama.
4. Howard H(enry), Jr., 1925–2014, U.S. politician: senator 1967–85.
5. Dame Janet, born 1933, English mezzo-soprano.
6. Josephine, 1906–75, French entertainer, born in the U.S.
7. Newton Diehl [deel], 1871–1937, U.S. lawyer: Secretary of War 1916–21.
8. Ray Stan·nard [stan, -erd] David Grayson, 1870–1946, U.S. author.
9. Samuel White, 1821–93, English explorer and colonial administrator: discovered Lake Albert.
10. Mount Baker, a mountain in northwestern Washington, in the Cascade Range: highest peak, 10,750 feet (3,277 meters).
11. a town in central Louisiana.

baker

¹

/ ˈbeɪkə /

noun

1. a person whose business or employment is to make or sell bread, cakes, etc
2. a portable oven
3. on the baker's list informal.
   in good health

Baker

²

/ ˈbeɪkə /

noun

1. BakerSir Benjamin18401907MBritishTECHNOLOGY: engineer 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
2. BakerChet19291988MUSMUSIC: jazz trumpeterMUSIC: singer Chet , full name Chesney H. Baker. 1929–88, US jazz trumpeter and singer
3. BakerJanet1933FBritishMUSIC: mezzo-soprano Dame Janet . born 1933, British mezzo-soprano
4. BakerSir Samuel White18211893MBritishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Sir Samuel White . 1821–93, British explorer: discovered Lake Albert (1864)

Other Words From

• baker·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of baker¹

before 1000; Middle English bakere, Old English bæcere. See bake, -er ¹

Example Sentences

HSE inspector Aimie Baker said her words "make clear the impact the passing of Paul has had and our thoughts remain with her and her family".

From BBC

The movie won the Grand Prix at Cannes earlier this year, runner-up to Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a movie that seems destined to earn its filmmaker a long-overdue Oscar nomination.

From Los Angeles Times

The quarterbacks they will face over the next five weeks: Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Kirk Cousins, Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield.

From Los Angeles Times

A cordon covering Frogmore Street, Regent Street, Princes Street and Baker Street is expected to remain in place for some time.

From BBC

He was the youngest ever elected to the Honorable Golden Toques, the highest acclaimed recognition a chef can receive in America; and his achievements as a baker, a restaurateur, and for his work in industrial test kitchens put him on the map as a culinary genius.

From Salon