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cheesemaker

cheesemaker

3.7
A machine people use to make cheese at home
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃiːzˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : máquina para hacer queso
  • She bought a cheesemaker to experiment with making different types of cheese at home.

Examples

  • The new cheesemaker makes it easy to prepare fresh mozzarella in just a few hours.

  • With a compact cheesemaker, even beginners can try making soft cheeses in their own kitchen.

  • The cheesemaker is easy to use.

  • Have you tried the new cheesemaker?

  • She bought a cheesemaker to experiment with making different types of cheese at home.

  • The new cheesemaker makes it easy to prepare fresh mozzarella in just a few hours.

  • With a compact cheesemaker, even beginners can try making soft cheeses in their own kitchen.

Surface Forms

cheesemaker singular
cheesemakers plural

Morphology

cheesemaker = cheese + maker (transparent) = cheese + maker

The compound 'cheese' + 'maker' transparently names a device used to make cheese (the agentive 'maker' readily extends to machines).

Etymology

The word cheesemaker can also mean a small kitchen machine for making cheese; it is the same parts cheese and maker, where 'maker' means 'one who makes', just like in breadmaker. That's why a cheesemaker can be a machine you use at home to make fresh cheese.