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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This is good for the bakers’ self-esteem, but probably not great television.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
In choosing the contestants, Ramsay scoured the country for the best home, pro and social media bakers, from different backgrounds and levels of expertise, according to Fox.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The baker who wakes before dawn for sixty years.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
What do the bakers who aren’t baking do?
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
In choosing the contestants, Ramsay scoured the country for the best home, pro and social media bakers, from different backgrounds and levels of expertise, according to Fox.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The baker who wakes before dawn for sixty years.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
What do the bakers who aren’t baking do?
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.
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Ba·ker
ˈbā-kər 
James Addison 1930– U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1985–88); Secretary of State (1989–92)
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Newton Diehl 1871–1937 American statesman
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Ray Stannard 1870–1946 pseudonym
David Grayson
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