toaster

noun

toast·​er ˈtō-stər 

plural toasters

: something or someone that toasts

especially : an electrical appliance for toasting see also toaster oven

Examples of toaster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Customers can now order Pop-Tarts Strawberry Frosty Fusion, which is swirled with strawberry sauce and chunks of strawberry Pop-Tarts Crunchy Poppers, marking the toaster pastry’s first time being offered as a frozen dessert mix-in, a previous press release stated. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 June 2025

But in terms of preventing burn-in, flying toasters were no better than a blank screen. —Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025

Meanwhile, in a moment parodying the real technology lag in control towers, Mejia’s young worker is shown confused when faced with a floppy disk, opting to put it into the toaster. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 June 2025

Instead of just going blank, After Dark screensavers showed animations: flying toasters, or falling rain, or overlapping curved lines in neon gradients. —Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

toast entry 2 + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing toaster

• toaster oven

Rhymes for toaster

• coaster
• poster
• roaster
• paternoster

Kids Definition

toaster

noun

toast·​er ˈtō-stər 

: an electrical appliance for toasting