baker

as in chef
someone who bakes bread, cakes, etc. I'm a very good baker, especially of pies. She's a successful baker who opened a chain of bakeries.

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Recent Examples of baker Who wants their monkey bread tasting like cheese, pears, and walnuts, which is basically what all of the bakers give us? Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 Gurrola will bring ideas for the bakery to her dad, the baker. Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025 Seek out a mentor Make friends with the butcher, the baker, the fishmonger, and the cheesemaker. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025 Serafina’s desire for revenge against Simón Corona, a baker and her former lover, resurfaces during this period. Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baker
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Noun
  • It’s located on the first floor, near Sebastian’s Bistro, a cafe with an executive sous chef that is also open to the public and decorated with dangling flying ibises, the bird that inspired UM’s mascot.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • These voters are chefs and food media professionals, and also food enthusiasts who follow the latest restaurants simply for pleasure.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Linn, 68, also stars on the show with them as a cook at the bar.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When the King orders Ji-yeon to be the royal cook, the two begin to grow closer.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Baker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baker. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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