baker

CEFRB1

/ˈbeɪ.kə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who makes bread, cakes, and other baked food.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A portable oven for baking.

Examples

  • He set his son up as a baker.

  • The house whose roof you can see is Mr Baker's.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An apple suitable for baking.

  2. A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

More examples

In context

  • The students cheered in honor of Dr. Baker's birthday.

  • Wealthys and McIntoshes are not good bakers.

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank kneaded the dough and placed it in the hot oven to rise.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English bakere, from Old English bæcere (“baker”), from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -er. Cognate with Dutch bakker (“baker”), German Bäcker (“baker”), Norwegian Bokmål baker (“baker”), Swedish bagare (“baker”), Icelandic bakari (“baker”).