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.
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
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
Jim McCauslandExamples of baker in a Sentence
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Kelly Clarkson was in tears after reuniting a mom with the baker who made her daughter's first cake.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
At the cozy hillside home of Martine, the baker’s widow, Jérémie settles in for a stay of undetermined length.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Bond shows how professional and trade associations empowered bakers, gladiators, charioteers, and the like to wield their leverage—for example, by withholding their labor—in pursuit of improved conditions.
—The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Vermont wins the title for the state with the most at-home pie bakers; Instacart says that its Vermont customers purchased all the staples for baking a pie at home 83% more frequently than the national average.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
At the cozy hillside home of Martine, the baker’s widow, Jérémie settles in for a stay of undetermined length.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Bond shows how professional and trade associations empowered bakers, gladiators, charioteers, and the like to wield their leverage—for example, by withholding their labor—in pursuit of improved conditions.
—The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Vermont wins the title for the state with the most at-home pie bakers; Instacart says that its Vermont customers purchased all the staples for baking a pie at home 83% more frequently than the national average.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for baker
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“Baker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baker. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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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 3biographical name (2)
Newton Diehl 1871–1937 American statesman
Baker
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Ray Stannard 1870–1946 pseudonym
David Grayson
ˈgrā-sᵊn
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