English Online Dictionary. What means baker? What does baker mean?
English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪ.kə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/
- Rhymes: -eɪkə(ɹ)
Noun
baker (plural bakers)
- A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
- A portable oven for baking.
- An apple suitable for baking.
Synonyms
- (person who bakes): baxter (obsolete, Britain, Scotland), dougher (obsolete)
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- Wikipedia article on bakers
Anagrams
- Abrek, Brake, barke, brake, break
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaː.kər/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ker
- Rhymes: -aːkər
Etymology 1
Short for bakermoeder.
Noun
baker f (plural bakers, diminutive bakertje n)
- (historical) A midwife; one who helps women in childbirth with deliveries.
Derived terms
- bakerhaai
- bakerpraat
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
baker
- first-person singular present indicative of bakeren
- imperative of bakeren
Anagrams
- brake
Lacandon
Noun
baker
- bone
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Danish bager, from Old Norse bakari, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz.
Noun
baker m (definite singular bakeren, indefinite plural bakere, definite plural bakerne)
- a baker (person who bakes professionally)
Related terms
- bake
- bakeri
See also
- bakar (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2
Noun
baker m pl
- indefinite plural of bak
Etymology 3
Verb
baker
- present tense of bake
References
- “baker” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- bakar
Verb
baker
- present of baka
- present of bake
Slovene
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian bàkar, from Ottoman Turkish باقیر (bakır), from Proto-Turkic *bakïr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bàːkər/
Noun
bákər m inan
- copper (metal)
Inflection
Further reading
- “baker”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran