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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.

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cooker

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

Example Sentences

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Her neighbour, 45-year-old Munni Bai, who has asthma, had switched to using an electric cooker as well as biogas from cow dung, to help her breathing.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Tax preparation is a seasonal business — and a hectic pressure cooker.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

She was previously a correspondent in Beijing, where she reported on everything from China’s criminal justice system to its quest to build a better rice cooker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Enter my dummy-simple version: I start the rice cooker before taking my dog, Otto out, and when I return, I spoon a bit into a small bowl and slide a quick over-easy egg on top.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

Because their stove and toaster and pressure cooker and imported spices were left behind in Nsukka, their meals were simpler too, and Ugwu had more time to play with her.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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