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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

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Etymology

Origin of baker

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

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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

Natalie Parker, who joined as a baker while on maternity leave in 2024 and now runs the group, said the thought of a child not having a birthday cake was "heart-breaking".

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

It all started — both the music and the doubt — in childhood, when “Tony” was growing up in the Welsh suburb of Margam where his father was a tough, no-nonsense baker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

“The butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker. They all jumped out of a rotten potato,” he said.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

But Baker later removed the winch, jacked up the vehicle and placed skates beneath the rear wheels, it said.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

She succeeds Jeff Baker, who will now focus on menu strategy as vice president of category management and culinary innovation, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

He cites Black cultural figures like the queen of salsa Celia Cruz, American fashion journalist André Leon Talley, the late French singer and dancer Josephine Baker and political activist Assata Shakur as guiding lights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

"The findings provide a foundation for improved veterinary diagnostics," said senior author Dr. Jacquelyn Evans, assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine and at the Baker Institute for Animal Health.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

“I believe if we knew who Baker was we’d be getting to the bottom of the whole business,” said Colonel Julyan.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

The group has more than 30 bakers, ranging from home bakers who make one or two cakes a year to professionals with their own baking businesses.

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

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

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

The old man continued, “In the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own Personal Legends.”

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

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