baker

noun

bak·​er ˈbā-kər 

plural bakers

1

: a person who makes breads, cakes, pastries, etc.

Any avid baker knows that successful cakes and cookies often start with butter brought to room temperature.

—Jack Bishop et al.

specifically : someone who engages in baking as an occupation

Shopping routinely involved separate trips to the butcher, baker and green grocer …

—Doris Weatherford

2

a

: a device or utensil used for baking

b

: a food that is suitable for baking

It's hard to beat the delicate flavor of new potatoes or a big, fluffy baker.

—Jim McCausland

Examples of baker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Phillips is the same baker who was at the focal point of a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the majority ruled that Phillips did not have to make a wedding cake for a gay couple that would have violated his freedom of speech and freedom of religion. —Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024

Experienced bakers Carla Hall, Zac Young and Stephanie Boswell swap their aprons for over-the-top Halloween costumes as judges on the annual Food Network series. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024

Fall is baking season, and as the days get shorter, nothing calms the mind more than watching bakers whip up comforting treats in the Great British Baking Show tent. —Janey Tracey, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024

The season 12 trailer is full of beautiful-looking bakes and the typical quips from the amateur bakers, hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding and judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood. —Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English bakere, from baken "to bake entry 1" + -ere -er entry 2; replacing bachare, going back to Old English bæcere, from bacan "to bake entry 1" + -ere -er entry 2

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing baker

• baker's chocolate
• baker's dozen
• baker's yeast

Biographical Definition

Baker 1 of 3

biographical name (1)

Ba·​ker ˈbā-kər 

James Addison 1930–     U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1985–88); Secretary of State (1989–92)

Baker

2 of 3

biographical name (2)

Newton Diehl 1871–1937 American statesman

Baker

3 of 3

biographical name (3)

Ray Stannard 1870–1946 pseudonym David Grayson ˈgrā-sᵊn  American author