toaster¹

[toh-ster]

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noun

an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
a person who toasts something.

Origin of toaster¹

First recorded in 1575–85; toast¹ + -er¹

toaster²

[toh-ster]

noun

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

Origin of toaster²

First recorded in 1695–1705; toast² + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for toaster

Contemporary Examples

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Kelly Williams Brown
April 5, 2014
This is Toaster Rights, not Cool Stuff That Has to Do With Toaster.
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Kelly Williams Brown
April 5, 2014
A product (a toaster or a smart phone) reveals itself immediately.
Constructive Criticism: Reviewing the Idea of Reviewing
Ben Greenman
May 20, 2013
Sous-vide machine, vacuum sealer, stand mixer, Thermomix (used to be a food processor), toaster oven, and stick blender.
What's the Most Indispensable Kitchen Machine?
Megan McArdle
October 26, 2012
The toaster oven is great--convenient, fast, and keeps my kitchen from going to 800 degrees in the summer.
What's the Most Indispensable Kitchen Machine?
Megan McArdle
October 26, 2012

Historical Examples

A rack may be improvised from a broiler, a toaster or a cake rack.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts
Hogstaff had followed all the way, and so had Mrs. Toaster, to plead for them.
Cradock Nowell, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
With the other he felt for the toaster the pilot still held.
Accidental Flight
Floyd L. Wallace
Mary Frances took the hint, and turned Toaster carefully over.
The Mary Frances Cook Book
Jane Earye Fryer
"If it hadn't been for Toaster, it couldn't have been made," said Mary Frances.
The Mary Frances Cook Book
Jane Earye Fryer

British Dictionary definitions for toaster

toaster

noun

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

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

Word Origin and History for toaster

n.

1580s, agent noun from toast (v.1). Electrical type is from 1913. In reference to a person who proposes or pledges a drinking toast, from 1704 (from toast (v.2)).

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toaster2

Origin of toaster2

Examples from the Web for toaster

Contemporary Examples

Hot this week: “A toaster takes a stand against inappropriate peeping!”

This is Toaster Rights, not Cool Stuff That Has to Do With Toaster.

A product (a toaster or a smart phone) reveals itself immediately.

Sous-vide machine, vacuum sealer, stand mixer, Thermomix (used to be a food processor), toaster oven, and stick blender.

The toaster oven is great--convenient, fast, and keeps my kitchen from going to 800 degrees in the summer.

Historical Examples

A rack may be improvised from a broiler, a toaster or a cake rack.

Hogstaff had followed all the way, and so had Mrs. Toaster, to plead for them.

With the other he felt for the toaster the pilot still held.

Mary Frances took the hint, and turned Toaster carefully over.

"If it hadn't been for Toaster, it couldn't have been made," said Mary Frances.

toaster

Word Origin and History for toaster

n.

toaster¹

Origin of toaster¹

toaster²

Origin of toaster²