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broiler

noun
/ˈbɹɔɪlə/UK/ˈbɹɔɪlɚ/US

Etymology

From broil + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the chickens, + -er (patient suffix).

  1. derived from ustulō — “to scorch”
  2. derived from *brōan✻ — “to burn, scald”
  3. derived from brusler
  4. derived from bruiller
  5. inherited from broylen
  6. suffixed as broiler — “broil + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.

  2. A device used to broil food

    A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.

  3. A chicken raised for meat.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. One who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels, or broils.

      • What doth he but turn broiler, […] make new libels against the church?

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