plural toasters
: something or someone that toasts
especially
: an electrical appliance for toasting see also toaster oven
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Pop-Tarts Strawberry Frosty Fusion marks the toaster pastry’s first time being offered as a frozen dessert mix-in, according to a press release.
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
In the kitchen, an appliance resembling a tombstone turned out to be a Showa toaster.
—Elif Batuman, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The modern oven tends to be a Swiss Army knife for the kitchen counter—not just a toaster but also an air fryer, broiler, slow cooker, dehydrator, defroster, re-crisper of pizza, and maybe even a sous-vide cooker.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2025
The frozen toaster waffle, Belgian waffle and pancake products are being recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
—Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
In the kitchen, an appliance resembling a tombstone turned out to be a Showa toaster.
—Elif Batuman, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The modern oven tends to be a Swiss Army knife for the kitchen counter—not just a toaster but also an air fryer, broiler, slow cooker, dehydrator, defroster, re-crisper of pizza, and maybe even a sous-vide cooker.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2025
The frozen toaster waffle, Belgian waffle and pancake products are being recalled due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
—Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Toaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toaster. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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toaster
noun
toast·er
ˈtō-stər 
: an electrical appliance for toasting
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