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roaster

roaster

1 3.6
A person who cooks meat and vegetables over heat, for example at barbecues
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊstər/
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  • At the restaurant, the roaster expertly cooked a variety of meats over an open flame.

Examples

  • Organic and Fair-trade coffees, which are supplied from only local roasters (90% come from Connecticut), are the hallmarks of this exceedingly eco-conscious cafe.

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  • Cafe D'Bolla is an in-house roaster, and they will custom roast single pounds for customers according to any preference a coffee connoisseur can conjure up.

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  • Today, with stores around the globe, the company is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world.

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  • I think there will always be enough real coffee lovers to support real coffee roasters.

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  • Founded in 1993, The Roasterie is one of the most renowned specialty coffee roasters in the nation.

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  • If it's the weekday, I buy freshly roasted ground coffee from a coffee roaster nearby and use the regular drip coffee maker.

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  • The event wraps on a sweet note with a dessert demo and tasting, caffeinated by Portland's favorite micro-roaster, Coffee by Design.

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  • The skilled roaster prepared a perfectly seasoned chicken for the family dinner.

  • Every Sunday, the roaster would slow-cook a large cut of beef for the weekly barbecue.

Synonyms

chef
vsroaster
559 2.3

A professional cook who leads a restaurant or hotel kitchen

is a single-method practitioner rather than a managerial kitchen leader
cook
vsroaster
356 1.0

A person who prepares food at home or at work

works with one cooking technique rather than general food preparation
culinarian
vsroaster
1 6.9

A person who cooks and prepares food

focuses on one specific cooking method rather than broad skill

Surface Forms

roaster singular
roasters plural

Morphology

roaster = roast (transparent) = roast + er

The meaning is directly derived from 'roast' with the agentive suffix '-er' indicating a person who performs the action.

Etymology

Roaster comes from the verb roast, which means 'to cook over heat or fire'. So a roaster is literally someone who 'roasts' food.