baker
a person who bakes.
a person who makes and sells bread, cake, etc.
a small portable oven.
(usually initial capital letter) a code word used in communications to represent the letter B.
Origin of baker
1Other words from baker
- bak·er·like, adjective
Other definitions for Baker (2 of 2)
Sir Benjamin, 1840–1907, English engineer.
George "Father Divine", 1877–1965, U.S. religious leader.
George Pierce, 1866–1935, U.S. critic, author, and professor of drama.
Howard H(enry), Jr., 1925–2014, U.S. politician: senator 1967–85.
Dame Janet, born 1933, English mezzo-soprano.
Josephine, 1906–75, French entertainer, born in the U.S.
Newton Diehl [deel], /dil/, 1871–1937, U.S. lawyer: Secretary of War 1916–21.
Ray Stan·nard [stan-erd] /ˈstæn ərd/ "David Grayson", 1870–1946, U.S. author.
Samuel White, 1821–93, English explorer and colonial administrator: discovered Lake Albert.
Mount Baker, a mountain in northwestern Washington, in the Cascade Range: highest peak, 10,750 feet (3,277 meters).
a town in central Louisiana.
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How to use baker in a sentence
Think of all the honest, hardworking bakers and fishermen put out of work by the feeding of the five thousand.
The Gospel According to Bill O’Reilly’s New Book ‘Killing Jesus’ | Candida Moss | September 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the teamsters couldn't--which is why they were pressing the bakers to make concessions.
In other words, the bakers could figure on getting about the same deal from whoever bought the brands.
And the bakers declined to take cuts in order to keep the teamsters sugared up.
The bakers, however, saw no reason to help the teamsters out at their own expense.
A divinity presided over bakers, another over ovens,--every vocation and every household transaction had its presiding deities.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordThis they were unwilling, or unable, to do, and the country bakers were in consequence called in.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden HibbertMany bakers, barbers and keepers of taverns, baths and drug stores were also traders in women.
Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls | VariousThere are, no doubt, circumstances in which butchers and bakers do come uppermost.
An Old Man's Love | Anthony TrollopeMrs Baggett looks on it only as a question of butchers and bakers.
An Old Man's Love | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for baker (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbeɪkə) /
a person whose business or employment is to make or sell bread, cakes, etc
a portable oven
on the baker's list Irish informal in good health
British Dictionary definitions for Baker (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbeɪkə) /
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
Chet, full name Chesney H. Baker. 1929–88, US jazz trumpeter and singer
Dame Janet . born 1933, British mezzo-soprano
Sir Samuel White . 1821–93, British explorer: discovered Lake Albert (1864)
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