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  kitchener

  noun

  a person employed in, or in charge of, a kitchen.
• Kitchener
  Kitchener

  noun

  Horatio Herbert 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, 1850–1916, English field marshal and statesman.

kitchener

¹ American  

[kich-uh-ner] / ˈkɪtʃ ə nər /

noun

1. a person employed in, or in charge of, a kitchen.

2. an elaborate kitchen stove.

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Kitchener ² American  

[kich-uh-ner] / ˈkɪtʃ ə nər /

noun

1. Horatio Herbert 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, 1850–1916, English field marshal and statesman.

2. a city in S Ontario, in SE Canada.

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Kitchener ¹ British  

/ ˈkɪtʃɪnə /

noun

1. an industrial town in SE Canada, in S Ontario: founded in 1806 as Dutch Sand Hills, it was renamed Berlin in 1830 and Kitchener in 1916. Pop: 190 399 (2001)

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Kitchener ² British  

/ ˈkɪtʃɪnə /

noun

1. Horatio Herbert, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum. 1850–1916, British field marshal. As head of the Egyptian army (1892–98), he expelled the Mahdi from the Sudan (1898), occupying Khartoum; he also commanded British forces (1900–02) in the Boer War and (1902–09) in India. He conducted the mobilization of the British army for World War I as war minister (1914–16); he was drowned on his way to Russia

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Etymology

Origin of kitchener

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at kitchen, -er ¹

Example Sentences

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At a time, too, before the improvement of ovens, owing to the introduction of the iron range and kitchener, the amount of fuel used for baking bread would be even larger than at present.

From Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women by Various

Mrs. Halsey's living room possessed a Tudor mantelpiece in moulded brick, into which a small modern kitchener had been barbarously fitted; and three fine beams with a little incised ornament ran across the ceiling.

From Harvest by Mrs. Humphry Ward

He became a monk at St. Albans, and was sent to Wymondham, recalled to St. Albans, and afterwards became kitchener, cellarer, and then Prior at Tynemouth in Northumberland.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans With an Account of the Fabric & a Short History of the Abbey by Rev. Thomas Perkins

This room was empty, but, as on her last visit, a fire roared in the kitchener, before which innumerable rows of little garments were airing.

From Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl by Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can) Newte

The Berlin kitchener has one fire that is lighted for a short time to roast a joint, and another using less fuel that heats water and does light cooking.

From Home Life in Germany by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

Kitchener later served as Secretary of State for War and was instrumental in expanding Britain’s army to wage a prolonged struggle of attrition in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

Only fragments of it exist, certain fugitive lines that appear in correspondence between Vivien, Blundy and Blundy’s editor, Harold T. Kitchener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

Upton Lane remains closed both ways between Kitchener Road and Chaucer Road.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

Guest: Caroline Kitchener, national reporter covering abortion for the Washington Post.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2024

When Lord Kitchener, then Sirdar of Egypt, and fresh from his victories over the Mahdi, visited Cambridge to receive an Honorary Degree, his presence amongst us was greeted by the wildest orgies.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare