roaster
noun
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
roasters
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pluralof roaster.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Small roasters don’t have the pricing power to buy coffee in massive volumes like the Starbucks of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
The 650-hectare estate is home to a range of enterprises, from coffee roasters to picture framers to a pottery studio.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
From ingenious herb savers and handcrafted carbon steel roasters to powerful appliances and artisanal dinnerware, every item has been chosen with care to bring both beauty and practicality to the kitchen and beyond.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
They support numerous other businesses: cleaners, farmers, coffee roasters, winemakers, equipment technicians, etc.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
The same mail who owned the hatchery for egg-layers where my father mainly worked also owned several processing plants for his roasters and fryers.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
