plural toasters
: something or someone that toasts
especially
: an electrical appliance for toasting see also toaster oven
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His strangled, squalling voice can make a rant about toasters sound like a cry for help.
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Mishi needs independence, and Bruna needs something new to fix, and a person is a much more fulfilling project than a toaster.
—Oliver Sava, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Just slightly larger than a toaster, the appliance uses a cylinder, spinning at several hundred rotations per minute, to create its own artificial gravity through centrifugal force.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
The shortage situation is a bit scarier — and not just for the toaster market.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 17 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Mishi needs independence, and Bruna needs something new to fix, and a person is a much more fulfilling project than a toaster.
—Oliver Sava, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Just slightly larger than a toaster, the appliance uses a cylinder, spinning at several hundred rotations per minute, to create its own artificial gravity through centrifugal force.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
The shortage situation is a bit scarier — and not just for the toaster market.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Toaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toaster. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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toaster
noun
toast·er
ˈtō-stər 
: an electrical appliance for toasting
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