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tea maker

tea maker

3.2
An electric machine that heats water, brews tea, and keeps it warm
  • noun
  • /tiː ˈmeɪkər/
translation icon : tetera eléctrica
  • The tea maker allows me to adjust the strength of my tea with just a button.

He says on the surface it's the best tea maker money can buy.

Examples

  • This tea maker has a timer, so I can wake up to freshly brewed tea.

  • He says on the surface it's the best tea maker money can buy.

    Patrick Boyle

  • I bought a new tea maker that brews tea at the perfect temperature.

How Automatic

tea maker
3.2
kettle
34 1.0
teakettle
5 1.4

Surface Forms

tea maker singular
tea makers plural

Morphology

tea + maker

The meaning 'an appliance that makes tea' is directly and compositionally derived from 'tea' + 'maker' — a straightforward noun+noun compound where the second element denotes an agent or device that produces the first. This compound pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, and even if 'maker' can also mean a person or company, context (appliance) makes the device interpretation immediately accessible to learners who know both words.

Etymology

Tea maker for an electric machine comes from the clear idea of a device that 'makes' tea for you. It heats water and brews the leaves automatically, so people call the appliance a 'tea maker'.