cooker
/ˈkʊkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.34 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who cooks.
noun
noun
A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis.
Australian usage; Slang
noun
A conspiracy theorist, especially one who is involved in politics.
Australian usage; Derogatory; Slang
Example Sentences
- "[…] I am a true † cooker of men, that is to ſay, I not only dreſs and prepare ſuch vile eatables as theſe, but that green creature, called man, I kill, and cut in pieces, aye, and devour him too, heart and all."
- "And, if we may believe the tale, / Her canny hand will ſcarcely fail, / Whate’er ſhe tries, to help or heal, / She’ll ſeldom blunder; / If ſhe be cooker of the kail, / She’ll gar us wonder."
- "She was, in sooth, a most delicious cooker of delicious tit-bits."
- "“A most excellent cooker of eggs, is Mrs. J.,” I said to my companion (silent companions are often the best of company); “most excellent. Few people can be relied upon to always cook one’s eggs properly, but Mrs. J. is one of the few.”"
- "As the hon. Provincial Treasurer knows, he is the greatest cooker of the books, and when he leaves here he can get a job as a chef at the King Edward hotel—"
- "“[…] I know how to cook a steak, if you don’t.” “I am, sir, one of the world’s great cookers of steak,” Charley said."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkʊkɚ/
- British English: /ˈkʊkə/
Usage
- British usage
- Australian usage
- Slang
- Derogatory