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roaster

American  
[roh-ster] / ˈroʊ stər /

noun

  1. a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.

  2. a pig, chicken, or other animal or article of a size convenient and grade suitable for roasting.

  3. a person or thing that roasts.

  4. a guest speaker at a roast.

  5. hot Jupiter.

roaster British  
/ ˈrəʊstə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that roasts

  2. a roasting tin

  3. a piece of food, such as a chicken or a potato, that is suitable for roasting

"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 roaster

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

Example Sentences

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Nestlé said on Thursday that it had agreed to sell Blue Bottle Coffee, a coffee roaster, to Centurium Capital, part of an effort to slim down and refocus around core brands.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Blue Bottle Coffee, the Oakland-born specialty coffee roaster owned by Nestlé, could soon be acquired by a Chinese investment firm that controls one of China’s biggest coffee chains.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

A spending spree in free agency, where teams often wind up overpaying for talent, successfully plugged holes on the roaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Jenny Ngo, who runs Telescope Coffee, said she was waiting to hear how much her roaster will hike prices.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

Each of them had gone from clucking animal to oven-ready roaster in ten minutes, give or take.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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