Cooker Meaning
/ˈkʊkɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA cookstove.
nounAn appliance or utensil for cooking food.
Sentence Examples
Turn on the rice cooker, please.
Did you remember to turn the cooker off?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The pressure ____ exploded because the safety valve was faulty.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Turn on the rice ____, please.
Word Origin & History
From cook + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix) (apple; one who is cooked).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] I am a true † cooker of men, that is to ſay, I not only dreſs and prepare ſuch vile eatables as theſe, but that green creature, called man, I kill, and cut in pieces, aye, and devour him too, heart and all."
— 1780, [usually not considered to be by Lucian], “The Ass”, in Thomas Francklin, transl., The Works of Lucian, volume II, London: […] T. Cadell, […], page 127:
"And, if we may believe the tale, / Her canny hand will ſcarcely fail, / Whate’er ſhe tries, to help or heal, / She’ll ſeldom blunder; / If ſhe be cooker of the kail, / She’ll gar us wonder."
— 1788, Robert Galloway, “On the Birth of a Seventh Daughter, Who was born on the 10th April, 1788”, in Poems, Epistles and Songs, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. […], Glasgow: […] W. Bell, for the Author, […], stanza IV, page 121:
"She was, in sooth, a most delicious cooker of delicious tit-bits."
— 1810, John Brewsterr, “The Retorts”, in Yorkshire Characters: […], volume I, London: […] J. F. Hughes, […], page 115:
"“A most excellent cooker of eggs, is Mrs. J.,” I said to my companion (silent companions are often the best of company); “most excellent. Few people can be relied upon to always cook one’s eggs properly, but Mrs. J. is one of the few.”"
— 1898 February, Canning Williams, “The Chickens’ Parade. A Story for Children.”, in George Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume XV, number 86, London: George Newnes, Ltd., […], page 231, column 1:
"As the hon. Provincial Treasurer knows, he is the greatest cooker of the books, and when he leaves here he can get a job as a chef at the King Edward hotel—"
— 1966 May 31, Legislature of Ontario Debates, Toronto, Ont.: The Queen’s Printer, page 4098, column 2:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The pressure ____ exploded because the safety valve was faulty.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Turn on the rice ____, please.