cooker

American  

[kook-er] / ˈkʊk ər /

noun

1. an appliance or utensil for cooking: cooking: cook.

   pressure cooker.

2. a person employed in certain industrial processes, as in brewing or distilling, to operate cooking cooking cook apparatus.

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cooker British  

/ ˈkʊkə /

noun

1. an apparatus, usually of metal and heated by gas, electricity, oil, or solid fuel, for cooking food; stove

2. any large sour apple used in cooking

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Etymology

Origin of cooker

First recorded in 1880–85; cook ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

It even included its own working telephone, electric cooker, fridge and running water in the kitchen, luxuries even for real homes in the 1930s.

From BBC

In my mind, stovetop will always be the monarch of methods — warmth adds its own kind of tenderness — but for weekday ease, my secret weapon is the rice cooker.

From Salon

An Aga is an iron cooking range which absorbs heat and then releases it slowly, so the cooker stays warm even when it's not in use.

From BBC

This win is an important hurdle to overcome, one which should serve them well with the pressure cooker turning up a notch from now on.

From BBC

The trend is the product of a variety of forces that turn the NFL’s worst teams into pressure cookers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• boiler
• heater
• kiln
• microwave
• oven