toaster

¹ American  

[toh-ster] / ˈtoʊ stər /

noun

1. an instrument or appliance for toasting toast bread, muffins, etc.

2. a person who toasts toast something.

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toaster ² American  

[toh-ster] / ˈtoʊ stər /

noun

1. a person who proposes or joins in a toast to someone or something.

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toaster British  

/ ˈtəʊstə /

noun

1. a device for toasting bread, usually electric, and often equipped with an automatic timer

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Etymology

Origin of toaster¹

First recorded in 1575–85; toast ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of toaster¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; toast ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

They decided to pitch Walmart a new line of colorful air fryers and toasters called Beautiful.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now in towns across America, these volunteer-led gatherings invite people to bring in broken household items—a toaster, a lamp, a bike—and participants use their skills to repair them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Put that in your toaster and cook it.

From Los Angeles Times

Or a gridiron celebration of a certain toaster pastry?

From MarketWatch

“There he tinkered with dismembered clocks and toasters, and the pathos of dismantled gears, springs and wires infected him with a tenderness for mechanisms that spill their guts for all the world to see.”

From Los Angeles Times