baker, bread maker
(noun) someone who bakes bread or cake
baker
(noun) someone who bakes commercially
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Baker
An English occupational surname for a baker, or owner of a communal oven
A city, the county seat of Fallon County, Montana, United States.
A census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Baker is the 44th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 419,586 individuals. Baker is most common among White (79.8%) and Black/African American (14.4%) individuals.
• Abrek, Brake, barke, brake, break
baker (plural bakers)
A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
A portable oven for baking.
• (person who bakes): dougher (obsolete)
• Abrek, Brake, barke, brake, break
Source: Wiktionary
Bak"er, n. Etym: [AS. bæcere. See Bake, v. i.]
1. One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.
2. A portable oven in which baking is done. [U.S.] A baker's dozen, thirteen.
– Baker foot, a distorted foot. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
– Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast.
– Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
