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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 bakers
Chefs and home bakers are reimagining sticky toffee pudding with creative twists, from ice cream to lattes and beyond.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
Supposedly intended for home bakers, the gas is now sold under play-on-words brand names including Baking Bad, ExoticWhip, Cloud 9ine, Bamboozle and more.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Perfect for baking or just as kitchen decor, this mixer is a must-have for bakers.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
Even the most novice bakers can bring a picture-perfect dessert to the holiday party with this layered recipe.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Is there any special equipment or ingredients that bakers should have on hand?
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
Claridge’s in London now has its own bakery, as does the Berkeley, both run by famous bakers; elite venues in Dubai, Venice, and elsewhere are doing likewise.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The day is practically a holiday and an excuse to indulge in those sweet, pillowy orbs filled with everything from classic prune to custard to flavors and specialty paczki crafted by creative bakers.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Semi-homemade Valentine’s sweet This semi-homemade treat is simple enough for bakers of every skill level.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
Supposedly intended for home bakers, the gas is now sold under play-on-words brand names including Baking Bad, ExoticWhip, Cloud 9ine, Bamboozle and more.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Perfect for baking or just as kitchen decor, this mixer is a must-have for bakers.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
Even the most novice bakers can bring a picture-perfect dessert to the holiday party with this layered recipe.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Is there any special equipment or ingredients that bakers should have on hand?
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
Claridge’s in London now has its own bakery, as does the Berkeley, both run by famous bakers; elite venues in Dubai, Venice, and elsewhere are doing likewise.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The day is practically a holiday and an excuse to indulge in those sweet, pillowy orbs filled with everything from classic prune to custard to flavors and specialty paczki crafted by creative bakers.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Semi-homemade Valentine’s sweet This semi-homemade treat is simple enough for bakers of every skill level.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bakers
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Karlitz, who is producing a talk at the NY Restaurant Show at the Javits Center on March 9, will host a panel with chefs Marcus Samuelsson, Simon Kim, Ayesha Nurdjaja, executive chef at Shuka and Shukette, and Eugene Remm, the restaurateur behind Catch Hospitality Group.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Joe Sasto and Jonathon Sawyer are among the 32 chefs selected to compete in the latest installment of the high-stakes Food Network showdown.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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The documents also detail the scale of the personnel required to build and manage the temporary lock-up, from janitors to laundry workers to cooks, translators to legal case managers to IT staff.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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But these two friends weren’t just simple backyard cooks making regular cheeseburgers.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Bakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bakers. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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