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cooker

cooker

26 1.0
A device like an oven or stove used for cooking food
  • noun
  • /ˈkʊkər/
  • UK
: cocina
  • You must have a slow cooker of some kind, Johnny.
  • a pressure cooker
  • a solar cooker
  • an electric cooker

And it had this solid metal cooker top on which was always hot.

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Examples

  • Stick it in the slow cooker for four hours on high.

  • Place the first five ingredients into a slow cooker and cook on low for 5-6 hours.

    Blog text (5)
  • And it had this solid metal cooker top on which was always hot.

  • You bought her a lovely new cooker, and she still never makes anything in it.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • You can put the rice in the pressure cooker.

  • That gas cooker nearly blew me out of the kitchen.

  • Just the essentials: A double bed, a cooker for making spaghetti and a couple of other things.

  • In the slow cooker here, you're going to add some Peach juice, right?

  • All I did was add the sauce to the slow cooker with 1 cup of veggie broth.

    Blog text (12)
  • You can put the rice in the cooker and let it steam for about 20 minutes.

Synonyms

oven
vscooker
408 1.0

A heated space in a kitchen appliance for baking or roasting food

is the wider term for devices that prepare food, not only chambers
stove
vscooker
  • US
136 1.0

A kitchen appliance with hot burners used to cook food

is a broader label for devices that prepare food in many ways
appliance
vscooker
136 2.3

A machine used at home for jobs like cooking and cleaning

is limited to devices whose main purpose is preparing food
microwave oven
vscooker
17 1.3

An electric kitchen machine that quickly heats or cooks food

is the general label that includes many cooking methods, not radiation
Crock Pot
vscooker
12 3.5

An electric pot that cooks food slowly at low heat

is the broader term covering many devices that prepare food faster or slower
steamer
vscooker
9 2.7

A container used to cook food with steam, like a bamboo basket

is the broader name for devices that use various heating methods
range
vscooker
  • US
9 3.5

A large kitchen stove with burners and an oven for cooking

is a simpler, more general name for devices that prepare food
8 2.1

A machine used in the kitchen to prepare food, like a microwave or blender

is more specific, naming a device specifically for preparing food
pressure cooker
vscooker
8 2.9

A sealed pot that cooks food quickly using hot steam

is the generic name for devices without requiring a sealed, pressurized process
rice cooker
vscooker
3 1.4

An electric pot that cooks rice using steam and keeps it warm

is the general device term that covers many food types and functions
cookstove
vscooker
  • Archaic
2 4.1

A device that burns wood or coal to cook food

is the general word that also covers modern and electric devices
cooking stove
vscooker
  • US
1 1.0

A kitchen appliance that cooks food, usually with gas or electricity

is the general word for any device used to prepare food
griller
vscooker
1 3.4

A device for cooking food over direct heat on a grill

is the general term that includes tools using many heat sources
gas cooker
vscooker
  • UK
1 1.8

A kitchen stove that uses gas to cook food

is the generic term that covers devices using any fuel or power
charcoal burner
vscooker
1 4.5

A small stove that burns charcoal for heat or cooking

is the broad category name that does not require charcoal as fuel
barbecuer
vscooker
1 2.3

A metal grill used to cook food outdoors over an open flame

is the wider label that also applies to indoor and enclosed devices

Compounds

A sealed pot that cooks food quickly using hot steam or a situation where people feel very stressed

A sealed pot that cooks food quickly using hot steam

3 1.4

An electric pot that cooks rice using steam and keeps it warm

1 1.8

A kitchen stove that uses gas to cook food

How Big

range
  • US
9 3.5
cooker
  • UK
26 1.0
oven
408 1.0
crock-pot
  • US
5 3.2

Surface Forms

cooker singular
cookers plural

Morphology

cooker = cook (transparent) = cook + er

The noun is a straightforward agent/instrument formation from 'cook' with the productive suffix '-er', so the device meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Cooker comes from the simple verb cook meaning 'to prepare food by heat' plus the ending -er meaning 'one or something that does an action'. So a cooker is literally 'something that cooks', like an oven or stove.