baker

as in chef
someone who bakes bread, cakes, etc. I'm a very good baker, especially of pies. She's a successful baker who opened a chain of bakeries.

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Recent Examples of baker The company was not alone as a bread baker — Greater Rosemont and Sandtown-Winchester were once the commercial bread basket of Baltimore. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025 Baking With Boris | 2024 | France, Switzerland, Croatia | Maša Avramović | Every morning, Boris the village baker makes a fresh batch of crusty bread and pastries for all his neighbours until…Achoo! Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025 King Arthur Baking experienced a boom as homebound amateur bakers took to TikTok with recipes for banana bread and sourdough starters. Bill Rokos, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 To start her business, the baker consulted with her mother and grandmother on the family recipe. Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for baker
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Noun
  • Sandoval is head of the Croque Group and comes from three generations of chefs.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • International artists, chefs and designers arrived, scooping up inexpensive studio spaces, opening restaurants and integrating themselves into the city’s imaginative nightlife.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Before these changes, servers already were making significantly more than line cooks and dishwashers, who are more likely to be immigrants shouldering the support of a family.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • The teenager, who is a cook at a Nashua restaurant, is expected to remain in the hospital for several weeks.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 29 June 2025

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