Cooker
'kʊkər
Definitions
2 meaningsA person who prepares food by the process of cooking.
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A person who prepares food.
She's a talented cooker and creates amazing dishes.
💡 Simply: A cooker is someone who makes food! Like, when you're hungry and someone's making dinner, that person is the cooker!
👶 For kids: Someone who makes food, like a chef or mom and dad.
More Examples
The new cooker at the hotel is known for his innovative cuisine.
How It's Used
"The head cooker at the restaurant is highly skilled."
"My mother is the best cooker in the family."
An appliance used for cooking food, such as a stove or oven.
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An appliance used for cooking.
She turned on the cooker to preheat it before baking the cake.
💡 Simply: The cooker is the thing in your kitchen you use to cook food. You might call it a stove or an oven!
👶 For kids: The thing in the kitchen that cooks the food.
More Examples
The old cooker was replaced with a modern, digital model.
The gas cooker is the best for roasting meat.
How It's Used
"The new electric cooker is very energy-efficient."
"The restaurant needed a larger cooker for the busy lunch service."
From the verb 'cook', which derives from Middle English 'coken', from Old English 'cōcian', influenced by Old French 'coquier'. The word has been used to describe both the person who cooks and the appliance since the 14th century.
Historically, 'cooker' referred more often to the person, but with technological advances, the appliance usage has increased significantly.