plural bakers
1
: a person who makes breads, cakes, pastries, etc.
Any avid baker knows that successful cakes and cookies often start with butter brought to room temperature.—
Jack Bishop et al.
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specifically
: someone who engages in baking as an occupation
Shopping routinely involved separate trips to the butcher, baker and green grocer … —Doris Weatherford
Doris Weatherford 2
a
: a device or utensil used for baking
b
: a food that is suitable for baking
It's hard to beat the delicate flavor of new potatoes or a big, fluffy baker.—Jim McCausland
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Ahead of the wedding, Ptak got plenty of attention as the official wedding-cake baker from America, with reports describing her childhood in the small Marin County town of Inverness, next door to Point Reyes National Seashore.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
The new facility is over twice the size of the space the bakers were using prior, and didn’t have full-sized deck ovens with steam injection like the ones Noble commissioned from Bongard.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
His mom, Katie Robinson, is a professional baker and was making a Bluey birthday cake for a friend's child when Dusty found the powder, removed the lid and inhaled some of the contents.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The latest movie, Hannah, a baker turned amateur detective investigates the murder of a key witness in a high-profile forgery case, and the disappearance of the lead prosecutor in the case.
—Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
The new facility is over twice the size of the space the bakers were using prior, and didn’t have full-sized deck ovens with steam injection like the ones Noble commissioned from Bongard.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
His mom, Katie Robinson, is a professional baker and was making a Bluey birthday cake for a friend's child when Dusty found the powder, removed the lid and inhaled some of the contents.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The latest movie, Hannah, a baker turned amateur detective investigates the murder of a key witness in a high-profile forgery case, and the disappearance of the lead prosecutor in the case.
—Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
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Ba·ker
ˈbā-kər 
James Addison 1930– U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1985–88); Secretary of State (1989–92)
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Newton Diehl 1871–1937 American statesman
Baker
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Ray Stannard 1870–1946 pseudonym
David Grayson
ˈgrā-sᵊn
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