coffee maker

noun

variants or less commonly coffeemaker
: a utensil or appliance in which coffee is brewed

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That equates to the sound of your refrigerator or a drip coffee maker, Tract officials said. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025 Lynch owned no fewer than five coffee makers stationed throughout his L.A. home. Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025 Program, that is, but not make—that’s the job of the Fellow Aiden, a coffee maker that crafts automated, precision pour-overs in a countertop-ready cube. ArsTechnica, 12 May 2025 But at its heart, the AeroPress remains a compact and ingeniously simple coffee maker, using pressure applied by hand to extract a smooth but richly flavorful and aromatic cup. Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coffee maker

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coffee maker was in 1848

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“Coffee maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20maker. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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coffeemaker

noun
cof·​fee·​mak·​er -ˌmā-kər How to pronounce coffeemaker (audio)
: a utensil or appliance in which coffee is brewed
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