cooker

1 an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it a portable gas-fired cooker that's perfect for camping trips Synonyms cookstove, range Related Words broiler, fryer (also frier), microwave, microwave oven, oven, roaster, rotisserie, stove, toaster, toaster oven

2 a person who prepares food by some manner of heating Dad was the traditional cooker of the big Sunday breakfast Synonyms chef, cook, culinarianRelated Words baker, pâtissier (or patissier); barbecuer, griller