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baster

baster

1 6.8
A person who pours juices over roasting meat to keep it moist
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪstər/
  • Specialized
: bastidor
  • Don't forget the baster.
  • a turkey baster

Examples

  • Did you and Kate... ...do the old turkey baster thing?

    Goldfish Memory (2003)

  • Turkey baster?

    Blog text (4)

  • The Turkey Baster Demonstration

    Academic text (1997)

  • The cook used a baster to keep the turkey moist while it roasted in the oven.

  • My grandmother always insists that a good baster is essential for making flavorful holiday dishes.

  • After filling the baster with gravy, he carefully poured it over the meat before serving.

Synonyms

cook
vsbaster
339 1.0

A person who prepares food at home or at work

is a specialist who moistens roasting meat with melted fat or gravy

Surface Forms

baster singular
basters plural

Morphology

baster = baste (transparent) = baste + er

The meaning is directly built from the verb 'baste' plus the agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Baster comes from the verb baste and the agent ending -er; baste means 'to pour juices over meat to keep it moist', so a baster is literally 'one who bastes'.