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  baker

  noun

  a person who bakes.
• Baker
  Baker

  noun

  Sir Benjamin, 1840–1907, English engineer.

baker

¹ American  

[bay-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  

[bay-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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"You don't need to be an incredible baker to join us," Parker added.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

That has been a welcome turn of events for Ashley Richoux, 33, a sourdough baker who posts caviar reviews on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

There was no visible menu, so I began, “Excuse me, how much—” just as the baker turned toward the other vendor.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Every budding baker dreams of the Ankarsrum Assistent stand mixer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

“A cab came speeding around the corner,” said Helene Castleman, a local baker, who witnessed the accident in front of her business.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Baker Mayfield is hurt and unlikely to play, leaving undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels at quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

When Rays closer Bryan Baker struck out Trent Grisham to record the final out, most of the Yankees quickly retreated to the clubhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"The scale of the transformation of Manchester City... delivered enormous soft power gains by association for Abu Dhabi," Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, a Middle East researcher at Rice University's Baker Institute, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Earlier in the clip, a police officer is heard explaining that Milania had been released from a Baker Act facility and was being transported to a rehabilitation facility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

First of all, I knew Jennifer was not going to bother trying to teach the Baker girls anything, and I probably wouldn't either.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

Volunteer bakers are paying out of their own pockets so children in need do not go without a cake on their birthdays.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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

When the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz unveiled measures to kick-start the moribund economy this month, it said it would allow municipal libraries to open and bakers to trade for longer on Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

The bakers were already at work, and carts rolled quietly toward the market square, bringing their daily burdens of produce from the valley farms.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor