baker

as in chef
someone who bakes bread, cakes, etc. I'm a very good baker, especially of pies. She's a successful baker who opened a chain of bakeries.

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Recent Examples of baker The amateur British bakers face weekly challenges, with one eliminated each round until a champion is crowned. Charna Flam, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025 While the team amended the final sales total to 96,633, the final inning generated only a baker’s dozen sold, a mere pittance compared to the rest of the game’s pace. Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 That the show is a food-star factory is not exactly in the spirit of the bake-offs that inspired it, which were vicious routs among just-above-average home bakers, for almost no measurable reward. Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 There was also Emanuel Galicia, 40, a baker from Guanajuato, who was on his first trip to Milwaukee, in town to make sell his pan de feria, or fair bread. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baker
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Noun
  • The kitchen turns out dishes influenced by a range of traditions, and with the recent addition of the renowned chef Byron Rubio, the menu is reaching new heights of creativity and refinement.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The American Express Centurion Lounge features dishes by James Beard-winning chefs and offers massages.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And for home cooks, there is countertop space to whip up your favorite meals.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Although the lack of roux means that red-eye gravy is ready in minutes with minimal stirring and no risk of lumping, some cooks cannot resist thickening their gravy with pinches of flour or cornmeal, or toning it down with a splash of cream.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025

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