toaster

¹

[toh-ster]

noun

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

2. a person who toasts toast something.

toaster

²

[toh-ster]

noun

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

toaster

/ ˈtəʊstə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of toaster¹

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

Origin of toaster²

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

Example Sentences

The Hedgehog clears crumbs from the recesses of a toaster oven, the back of a pantry or that limbo area under the fridge.

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He is now at the helm of a £564m UK empire selling a host of big and small household appliances from TVs, laptops and phones, to fridge freezers, washing machines, kettles and toasters.

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“Fights, Camera, Action” features an excerpt of a 1988 interview with the woman whose toaster is allegedly possessed by Satan, featured on the “Today” show.

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“I fork my bread and then, I put it in the toaster…Fresh bread doesn’t make good French toast,” France told Meghan.

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From its first track, also titled “Sendé,” Castro sets the mood with a sticky intro by Jamaican toaster U-Roy from Dawn Penn’s “No, No, No.”

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