toaster

noun

toast·​er ˈtō-stər How to pronounce toaster (audio)
plural toasters
: something or someone that toasts
especially : an electrical appliance for toasting see also toaster oven

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They can be reheated in the oven, microwave, toaster, or toaster oven. Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025 Going Hollywood Developers had long taught players to equate realism with excellence, but this new toaster generation of gamers is upsetting industry orthodoxies. Zachary Small, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 Unlike your old toaster, in which electricity combines with oxidation from the air to eventually burn out the heating element, the Joule Hive firebricks are already oxidized. Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024 This trendy toaster merges form and function to make his breakfast spread. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toaster 

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of toaster was in 1582

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“Toaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toaster. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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toaster

noun
toast·​er ˈtō-stər How to pronounce toaster (audio)
: an electrical appliance for toasting

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