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- [bey-ker]
- /ˈbeɪ kər/
- /ˈbeɪ.kər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bey-ker]
- /ˈbeɪ kər/
Definitions of baker word
- countable noun baker A baker is a person whose job is to bake and sell bread, pastries, and cakes. 3
- countable noun baker A baker or a baker's is a shop where bread and cakes are sold. 3
- noun baker a person whose business or employment is to make or sell bread, cakes, etc 3
- noun baker a portable oven 3
- noun baker Sir Benjamin. 1840–1907, British engineer who, with Sir John Fowler, designed and constructed much of the London underground railway, the Forth Railway Bridge, and the first Aswan Dam 3
- noun baker Chet, full name Chesney H. Baker. 1929–88, US jazz trumpeter and singer 3
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Origin of baker
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bakere, Old English bæcere. See bake, -er1
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Parts of speech for Baker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
baker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
baker usage trend in Literature
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