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

Analysts forecast a dividend of 3.78 pence per share, according to FactSet. U.K. baker Greggs and Swiss Life are also set to report earnings on Tuesday. —Chloe Taylor,sawdah Bhaimiya,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 May 2025

New Zealander Steve Williams, for example, caddied for Greg Norman for seven years, Raymond Floyd for 10, and Tiger Woods for a baker’s dozen. —Julia Dhar, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

The most exciting was the gravity-defying baker on a bicycle, riding with a Saturn-sized basket on his head loaded to the brim with pan de dulce, or Mexican sweet bread, for sale. —Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025

The new variety doesn’t need any special handling for the California environment, researchers said, and artisanal bakers, millers and those with farm-to-fork businesses have expressed interest in it. —Irene Wright, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025

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

Rhymes for baker

• breaker
• laker
• maker
• nacre
• quaker
• raker
• sacre
• shaker
• taker
• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker

Biographical Definition

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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

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biographical name (3)

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