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 Born in 1935 in Modena into a working-class family — his father was a baker, while his mother worked in a cigar factory — Pavarotti developed a passion for opera as a child thanks to his father, an amateur tenor. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 July 2025 Our search for the Kansas City area’s best cinnamon rolls started with more than 300 submissions, representing about 80 different businesses, ranging from small-batch home bakers to international chains. Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2025 Make sure to set your alarm—the breakfast by master baker Iginio Massari is the stuff of legends. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 July 2025 The separating of those eggs was all done by hand, by women employees, and the yolks were sent to use in leather tanning, or to bakers. Anika Burgess july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for baker
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Noun
  • Johnny McGrew of Mio Vicino Pasta and Pizzeria in Santa Clara says their marinara recipe belonged to the mother of original owner Tommy Caso, who was from Boston’s North End, and was passed down to current head chef Elias Salvador, who has been with them for 33 years.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Visiting Taylor Shellfish is what sold chefs James Zamory and Aaron Saurer—the duo at the forefront of Bellingham’s culinary boom—on moving from Brooklyn to Washington in 2020 to open a live-fire restaurant, Carnal.
    Emily Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
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  • Blackstone's reps, and a whole lot of cast-iron folk wisdom going back decades, recommend that your first cook be a whole griddle full of onions, to further even out the seasoning.
    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The recipe for bulldog gravy originated in Appalachian coal mining communities, rooted in kitchens where resourceful cooks knew how to wrest every speck of flavor from humble ingredients.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025

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