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

That was most evident with the two brothers who orchestrated the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, detonating two pressure-cooker bombs near the finish line that killed three people and injured more than 260 others. —Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025

But slow-cooker inserts aren't designed to function like long-term storage containers, and using them improperly can cause food safety issues or even damage the insert itself. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025

Rust in areas including the hoist and chain above the cooker, and on buckets, metal cart shelves, drop ceiling tracts and blast chiller coils. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 12 Dec. 2025

Spoon half of the sausage mixture over tortillas in cooker. —Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 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