cooker

noun

cook·​er ˈku̇-kər 

: one that cooks: such as

a

: a utensil, device, or apparatus for cooking

b

: a person who tends a cooking process : cook

c

British : stove

Synonyms

• stove
• oven

Examples of cooker in a Sentence

a portable gas-fired cooker that's perfect for camping trips

Dad was the traditional cooker of the big Sunday breakfast.

Recent Examples on the Web

While traditionally this recipe was served on Mondays, break out your trusty slow-cooker and whip up this recipe any day of the week. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025

Our Place Wonder Oven in Blue Salt Amazon shoppers are equally as excited about the countertop cooker. —Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

Guests will get to see the quality control labs, yeast labs, massive fermenters, cookers and more while on the tour, which will be led by guides that are ready to answer questions about the grain, the mash bills, research and development, and product testing, among other things. —Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025

Outdoor griddle cookers were a commercial item and largely unknown to consumers until the Blackstone griddle, an upstart brand, arrived on the scene in 2008. —Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cooker

• pasta cooker
• pressure cooker
• rice cooker
• slow cooker

Rhymes for cooker

• booker
• looker
• rooker
• snooker
• onlooker

Kids Definition

cooker

noun

cook·​er ˈku̇k-ər 

: one that cooks

especially : a utensil, device, or piece of equipment for cooking