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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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Hairdresser Tom, from West Yorkshire, was named star baker on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

"You don't need to be an incredible baker to join us," Parker added.

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

His husband is an incredible baker, and he and Scott were always bringing over plates of deliciousness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Around the perimeter were rows of shops easily identified by the crests over their doors: a cleaver and a pig for the butcher, an anvil for the blacksmith, crossed wooden peels for the baker.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Mayo Clinic researcher Darren Baker, Ph.D., served as senior author of the paper "Senotypes define the diverse landscape of senescent cells," which examines the varied characteristics of these aging cell populations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Still, devotees of John Waters, Sean Baker, Todd Solondz and the Safdie brothers will sense that DeFalco is a kindred spirit, a filmmaker with an open-minded curiosity about the rowdier parts of the human zoo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Baker from We Are Social says this is part of the appeal of TikTok grannies as they "offer comfort in an uncertain world".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Most stories are personal remembrances, and many support the American ideals that Mr. Baker explains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“That's right,” Mrs. Baker said, crossing her arms.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

As part of the Channel 4 series, Mahir, a student at Birmingham City University, has been competing against 12 other bakers.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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

No matter who entered the competition— professional bakers, famous chefs with exclusive restaurants— none of their Talents were able to match Cady’s, not for five years running.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

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