baker

noun

bak·​er ˈbā-kər 

plural bakers

1

: a person who makes breads, cakes, pastries, etc.

Any avid baker knows that successful cakes and cookies often start with butter brought to room temperature.

—Jack Bishop et al.

specifically : someone who engages in baking as an occupation

Shopping routinely involved separate trips to the butcher, baker and green grocer …

—Doris Weatherford

2

a

: a device or utensil used for baking

b

: a food that is suitable for baking

It's hard to beat the delicate flavor of new potatoes or a big, fluffy baker.

—Jim McCausland

Examples of baker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The baker’s widow, Martine (Catherine Frot), offers to put him up in the bedroom of the couple’s son, Vincent (Jean-Baptiste Durand), an old friend of Jérémie’s who still lives nearby, now married with a child. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025

Their bakers don't add any contaminants, and any of these substances found in the cookies come from environmental exposure, the Girl Scouts said. —Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025

Our bakers have confirmed that the levels reported do not pose a food safety concern to our customers. —Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025

But still, his edge on most other catchers does not justify taking him before a baker’s dozen better hitters and pitchers. 4. —Gene McCaffrey, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English bakere, from baken "to bake entry 1" + -ere -er entry 2; replacing bachare, going back to Old English bæcere, from bacan "to bake entry 1" + -ere -er entry 2

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing baker

• baker's chocolate
• baker's dozen
• baker's yeast

Rhymes for baker

• breaker
• laker
• maker
• nacre
• quaker
• raker
• sacre
• shaker
• taker
• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker

Biographical Definition

Baker 1 of 3

biographical name (1)

Ba·​ker ˈbā-kər 

James Addison 1930–     U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1985–88); Secretary of State (1989–92)

Baker

2 of 3

biographical name (2)

Newton Diehl 1871–1937 American statesman

Baker

3 of 3

biographical name (3)

Ray Stannard 1870–1946 pseudonym David Grayson ˈgrā-sᵊn  American author