plural toasters
: something or someone that toasts
especially
: an electrical appliance for toasting see also toaster oven
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On its website, the company claims to have introduced everything from the pop-up toaster in 1930 to the telephone answering machine in 1968, among other notable rollouts.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The kitchens came with standard amenities, such as a toaster, microwave and coffeemaker.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Embedded chips are typically signal processors and microcontrollers for operating everyday devices, like telling the toaster to ding, the dishwasher to end a cycle or anti-lock brakes to engage.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
May isn’t so sure Arch, who loves Cinnamon Toast Crunch, can work a toaster properly or knows his car needs to have its oil changed regularly.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The kitchens came with standard amenities, such as a toaster, microwave and coffeemaker.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Embedded chips are typically signal processors and microcontrollers for operating everyday devices, like telling the toaster to ding, the dishwasher to end a cycle or anti-lock brakes to engage.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
May isn’t so sure Arch, who loves Cinnamon Toast Crunch, can work a toaster properly or knows his car needs to have its oil changed regularly.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Toaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toaster. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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toaster
noun
toast·er
ˈtō-stər 
: an electrical appliance for toasting
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