cooker

[ kook-er ]

noun

1. an appliance or utensil for cooking: cooking: cook:

   pressure cooker.

2. a person employed in certain industrial processes, as in brewing or distilling, to operate cooking cooking cook apparatus.

cooker

/ ˈkʊkə /

noun

1. an apparatus, usually of metal and heated by gas, electricity, oil, or solid fuel, for cooking food; stove
2. any large sour apple used in cooking

Word History and Origins

Origin of cooker¹

First recorded in 1880–85; cook ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The housing association told the BBC Ben "accepted" the home knowing it had no white goods, but they provided funds to ensure he could purchase essentials, like a cooker and microwave.

From BBC

We have trouble envisioning how he’s going to make a shift on the fry cooker at a Philadelphia McDonald’s this weekend weird, but we’re certain that he will.

From Slate

But it often seemed like the group's fame felt like a pressure cooker for a young Payne.

From Salon

“It’s like a pressure cooker, everyone’s just one small incident away from having a complete meltdown and saying ‘I can’t cope anymore’.”

From BBC

Another webpage described the Los Gatos-based Fountaine as an innovation prodigy, having created a hot dog cooker made of two nails, a wood block and a stripped electric cord at the age of 6.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• boiler
• heater
• kiln
• microwave
• oven