baker
/ˈbeɪ.kɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.23 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter B.
name
An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven
name
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal."
- "Wealthys and McIntoshes are not good bakers."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bakere, from Old English bæcere (“baker”), from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -er. Cognate with Dutch bakker (“baker”), German Bäcker (“baker”), Norwegian Bokmål baker (“baker”), Swedish bagare (“baker”), Icelandic bakari (“baker”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/
- British English: /ˈbeɪ.kə/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.