baker

noun

bak·​er ˈbā-kər How to pronounce baker (audio)
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

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The show about a murderous barber and his baker friends who turn his victims into meat pies is being done by the Legacy Theatre in Branford Aug. 7-24, by the Little Theater of Manchester Nov. 7-23 and in June 2026 through a first-time collaboration between Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025 Suddenly, everyone becomes a suspect, from the restaurant's Mennonite baker to its servers to its college-age hostess. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 July 2025 Two years later, it was resurrected again by an enterprising German immigrant named Walter Staib, an award-winning chef who hailed from a family of celebrated cooks and bakers. James Dodson july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025 His designs, which include the best-selling baker boy cap and a fun hat-bag hybrid, have been spotted on the likes of Madonna, Rihanna, Janelle Monàe and Bella and Gigi Hadid. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for baker

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of baker was before the 12th century

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“Baker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baker. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

Biographical Definition

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biographical name (1)

Ba·​ker ˈbā-kər How to pronounce Baker (audio)
James Addison 1930–     U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1985–88); Secretary of State (1989–92)

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biographical name (2)

Newton Diehl 1871–1937 American statesman

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biographical name (3)

Ray Stannard 1870–1946 pseudonym David Grayson ˈgrā-sᵊn How to pronounce Baker (audio) American author

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