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roaster

roast·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roh-ster]
    • /ˈroʊ stər/
    • /ˈrəʊstə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roh-ster]
    • /ˈroʊ stər/

Definitions of roaster word

  • noun roaster roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion. 1
  • noun roaster a piece of meat for roasting. 1
  • noun roaster something that is roasted. 1
  • noun roaster the act or process of roasting. 1
  • noun roaster Informal. severe criticism. 1
  • noun roaster a facetious ceremonial tribute, usually concluding a banquet, in which the guest of honor is both praised and good-naturedly insulted in a succession of speeches by friends and acquaintances. 1

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Origin of roaster

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at roast, -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Roaster

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

roaster popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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".

roaster usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for roaster

noun roaster

  • barbecue — A barbecue is a piece of equipment which you use for cooking on in the open air.
  • broiler — A broiler is a part of a stove which produces strong heat and cooks food placed underneath it.
  • double boiler — a utensil consisting of two pots, one of which fits partway into the other: water is boiled in the lower pot to cook or warm food or melt a substance in the upper.
  • hibachi — a small Japanese-style charcoal brazier covered with a grill, usually used for outdoor cooking.
  • microwave oven — an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time.

Top questions with roaster

  • how to cook a turkey in a roaster?

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