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

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.

From BBC

“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.

From Salon

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

From Salon

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.”

From Los Angeles Times

But this user instead suggested they steered a trolley off course to save a toaster, at the expense of several animals.

From BBC