cooker

[kook-er]

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

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cooker¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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

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I flirted briefly with making yogurt in my rice cooker before deciding to preserve a shred of sanity, only to immediately sacrifice it again by adding biscuits and sausage gravy.

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Said LaPoma, “We knew it was important then, but it didn’t seem to be the wild pressure cooker situation it is now.”

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Related Words

• boiler 
• heater 
• kiln 
• microwave 
• oven