plural toasters
: something or someone that toasts
especially
: an electrical appliance for toasting see also toaster oven
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The other day, an observer decided to follow one of these parcels, chosen at random—a featherweight, toaster-size box from Sephora, addressed to 235 West Forty-eighth Street—and chart its journey.
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Henry Alford, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Leave a broken toaster on the kitchen table with a screwdriver next to it.
—Vivienne Ming, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
The Revolution Cooking smart toaster sears bagels, bread, waffles and more from edge to edge without drying them out -- crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
Multigrain bread, defrosted in the toaster, slathered with the dry dredges of a jar of almond butter.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Feb. 2026
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Henry Alford, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Leave a broken toaster on the kitchen table with a screwdriver next to it.
—Vivienne Ming, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
The Revolution Cooking smart toaster sears bagels, bread, waffles and more from edge to edge without drying them out -- crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
Multigrain bread, defrosted in the toaster, slathered with the dry dredges of a jar of almond butter.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for toaster
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“Toaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toaster. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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toaster
noun
toast·er
ˈtō-stər 
: an electrical appliance for toasting
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