baker

noun

/ˈbeɪ.kə/UK/ˈbeɪ.kɚ/US/ˈbe.kəɾ//ˈbeɪkɚ/US

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bakere, from Old English bæcere (“baker”), from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -er. Cognate with Dutch bakker (“baker”), German Bäcker (“baker”), Norwegian Bokmål baker (“baker”), Swedish bagare (“baker”), Icelandic bakari (“baker”).

inherited from *bakārijaz✻
inherited from bæcere
inherited from bakere

Definitions

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
A portable oven for baking.
3
An apple suitable for baking.
- Wealthys and McIntoshes are not good bakers.
›+ 4 more definitionsshow fewer
1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter B.
2. An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A number of places in the United States
  A number of places in the United States:

The neighborhood

Derived

bakerdom, bakeress, baker foot, bakerless, bakerly, baker's, baker's ammonia, baker's chocolate, baker's dozen, baker's half dozen, bakership, baker's itch, baker's percentage, baker's salt, baker's yeast, bakery, cakebaker, fly baker, sergeant baker, sugar baker

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at baker. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at baker. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at baker

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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