cooker

noun

cook·​er ˈku̇-kər 

: one that cooks: such as

a

: a utensil, device, or apparatus for cooking

b

: a person who tends a cooking process : cook

c

British : stove

Synonyms of cooker

• stove
• oven

Examples of cooker in a Sentence

a portable gas-fired cooker that's perfect for camping trips

Dad was the traditional cooker of the big Sunday breakfast.

Recent Examples on the Web

Don't be afraid to switch to slow-cooker and stovetop versions of your favorites to ease up your oven space. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2025

Directing a new Asylum production — the low-budget lost world dinosaur movie, The Land That Time Forgot, shot over six days in suburban Adelaide — while simultaneously documenting the absurdist, pressure-cooker environment surrounding the making of the mockbuster. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025

In DaCosta’s pressure-cooker reimagining, that suffocation becomes not just visible but visceral — and through Hoss’s performance, unexpectedly, powerfully alive. —Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025

Roasted or put in your slow-cooker, chuck roast is flavorful and satiating. —Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cooker

• pasta cooker
• pressure cooker
• rice cooker
• slow cooker

Rhymes for cooker

• booker
• looker
• rooker
• snooker
• onlooker

Kids Definition

cooker

noun

cook·​er ˈku̇k-ər 

: one that cooks

especially : a utensil, device, or piece of equipment for cooking