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cook·er
(ko͝ok′ər)n.
1. One that cooks, especially a utensil or an appliance for cooking.
2. A person employed to operate cooking apparatuses in the commercial preparation of food and drink.
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cooker
(ˈkʊkə)n
1. (Cookery) an apparatus, usually of metal and heated by gas, electricity, oil, or solid fuel, for cooking food; stove
2. (Cookery) Brit any large sour apple used in cooking
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cook•er
(ˈkʊk ər)n.
1. an appliance or utensil for cooking: pressure cooker.
2. a person employed in certain industrial processes, as in brewing or distilling, to operate cooking apparatus.
[1880–85]
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cooker
– cook1. 'cooker'
A cooker is a metal oven and hot plate that you use for boiling, grilling, or roasting food.
The food was warming in a saucepan on the cooker.
In American English, this machine is called a range.
Can you cook fried chicken on an electric range?
2. 'cook'
A cook is someone who cooks meals as their job.
They had a butler, a cook, and a maid.
You can also describe someone's ability to cook by using cook with an adjective. For example, you can say that someone is a good cook or a bad cook.
Abigail is an excellent cook.
Be Careful!
Don't refer to a person who cooks meals as a 'cooker'. Don't say, for example, 'Abigail is an excellent cooker'.
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| Noun | 1. |  cooker - a utensil for cooking cooking utensil, cookware - a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking Crock Pot - A trademark used for an electric cooker that maintains a relatively low temperature popper - a container for cooking popcorn |
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cooker
[ˈkʊkəʳ] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cook
(kuk) verb to prepare (food) or become ready by heating. She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.cocinar, guisar, preparar, cocer
noun a person who cooks, especially for a living. She was employed as a cook at the embassy.cocinero, cocinera
ˈcooker noun2. an apple etc used in cooking, not for eating raw. fruta o alimento para cocinar
ˈcookery noun the art or practice of cooking food. She was taught cookery at school; (also adjective) cookery classes.cocina
ˈcookery-book noun (American ˈcook-book) a book of instructions on how to prepare and cook various dishes. libro de cocinar
cook up to invent or make up a false story etc. He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.inventar
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cooker
→ cocina , estufaMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009