bakers

plural of baker
as in chefs
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 The notion of the bakers just getting a bunch of stuff, no recipe, and little time to prepare is the kind of high-wire act that usually makes reality television sing. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 The show is hosted by Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond, who never fail to bring the laughs as the home bakers succeed, or seize, under pressure. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026 The festival and friendly baking competition celebrate Colorado bakers and the diversity and creativity of the food community. — Laura Daily, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2026 There are more than 34,000 bakers across France churning out around 6 billion baguettes each year, according to the national federation of bakeries and patisseries, which says that about one quarter of them use oil- or gas-fired ovens. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Every autumn the siren song of baking calls bakers home until the volume becomes too much to bear. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Sep. 2026 From small pop-ups by home bakers to award-winning pastry chefs, here are some of our favorite places to stop for a cookie. — Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 That's come to fruition at the location in New York, where customers can see the bakers baking behind a glass pane. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Parisian bakers are experimenting with new pastries like the crookie, a crispy croissant with a melty chocolate chip cookie inside. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • But the best of it stuck, influencing a new generation of chefs.
    — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
  • There are the longtime locals who have been shopping there since the early days, plus a mix of creative types like directors, writers, chefs, models, stylists, designers and actors.
    — Viv Chen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Content creator Leah Victoria has turned the recipes she's known for online @leahscucina into a new cookbook full of recipes for busy parents, at-home cooks and anyone looking to speed up their dinner routine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Concentrations were generally highest immediately beside the stove and near the updraft of the smoke-clearing ventilation hoods, where cooks and chefs are typically working.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Bakers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bakers. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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