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  baker

  noun

  a person who bakes.
• Baker
  Baker

  noun

  Sir Benjamin, 1840–1907, English engineer.

baker

¹ American  

[bey-ker] / ˈbeɪ kər /

noun

• bakers
  plural

1. a person who bakes.

2. a person who makes and sells bread, cake, etc.

3. a small portable oven.

4. (usually initial capital letter) a code word used in communications to represent the letter B.

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Baker ² American  

[bey-ker] / ˈbeɪ kər /

noun

1. Sir Benjamin, 1840–1907, English engineer.

2. George Father Divine, 1877–1965, U.S. religious leader.

3. George Pierce, 1866–1935, U.S. critic, author, and professor of drama.

4. Howard H(enry), Jr., 1925–2014, U.S. politician: senator 1967–85.

5. Dame Janet, born 1933, English mezzo-soprano.

6. Josephine, 1906–75, French entertainer, born in the U.S.

7. Newton Diehl 1871–1937, U.S. lawyer: Secretary of War 1916–21.

8. Ray Stannard David Grayson, 1870–1946, U.S. author.

9. Samuel White, 1821–93, English explorer and colonial administrator: discovered Lake Albert.

10. Mount Baker, a mountain in northwestern Washington, in the Cascade Range: highest peak, 10,750 feet (3,277 meters).

11. a town in central Louisiana.

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Baker ¹ British  

/ ˈbeɪkə /

noun

1. Sir Benjamin . 1840–1907, British engineer who, with Sir John Fowler, designed and constructed much of the London underground railway, the Forth Railway Bridge, and the first Aswan Dam

2. Chet , full name Chesney H. Baker. 1929–88, US jazz trumpeter and singer

3. Dame Janet . born 1933, British mezzo-soprano

4. Sir Samuel White . 1821–93, British explorer: discovered Lake Albert (1864)

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baker ² British  

/ ˈbeɪkə /

noun

1. a person whose business or employment is to make or sell bread, cakes, etc

2. a portable oven

3. informal in good health

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• bakerlike
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• bakers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of baker

before 1000; Middle English bakere, Old English bæcere. See bake, -er ¹

Explanation

If you're a baker, it's your job to bake bread, cake, or other baked goods. A baker usually works in a bakery. Professional bakers make pastries, hearty loaves of bread, or cupcakes, depending on their specialty. If you're an amateur baker, you may bake cinnamon rolls or macaroons at home in your spare time. "A baker's dozen" is a common phrase meaning 13 of something — in other words, a dozen plus one extra — from the old baker's practice of adding an additional loaf to an order, which became the retail seller's only profit.

Example Sentences

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The victim was identified in a GoFundMe as recent high school graduate and aspiring baker Bella Fanuele, a resident of Big Bear.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The verdict marked the latest chapter in the downfall of Nygard, the Finnish-born son of a baker who built the women’s fashion empire Nygard International from scratch in 1967 and led a hard-partying lifestyle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Some may say that’s a marker of being a “true” baker.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

"I was listening to this and thinking that was when we had a fantastic baker and then he left... and then the chef went on strike about making the bread," said Leith.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

She convinced the baker from the village that she was worth wooing, and the two of them ran off together.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Baker claimed Winchell was sitting at a nearby table and refused to come to her aid, causing a flurry of support for her cause.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

Baker Mayfield will protect the ball better than he did in the opener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Questions can sometimes emerge over who owns the formula for a product if a relationship between a retailer and a factory ends, said Mark Duedall, a partner at the law firm Baker Donelson.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

“This has been the story,” said Dean Baker of the progressive Center for Economic and Policy Research.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

“Doctor Baker has not the faintest idea what you are driving at.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

"Lawson is supportive in her judging but not afraid to tell the bakers where they can improve. She gives helpful advice."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

"You can sense it in town, when you speak to shopkeepers, hairdressers, bakers, all sorts," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

I was reminded of the reality TV show “Nailed It!,” in which amateur bakers fail spectacularly to reproduce complex cakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Unfortunately, I have always struggled with disappointing authority figures: professors, bosses, priests, parents — and, apparently, severe-bunned bakers.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Last year not one but two bakers had crafted fifty-layer-high masterpieces of sugary wonder, studded with frosted stars and flowers and figurines.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff