English Explanatory Dictionary

cooker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cookstove.
  2. An appliance or utensil for cooking food.
  3. One who cooks.
  4. Ellipsis of cooking apple.
  5. A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis.
  6. The container in which recreational drugs are prepared.
  7. A person who is cooked in the head; a crazy person.
  8. A conspiracy theorist, especially one who is involved in politics.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʊkɚ/ /ˈkʊkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cooker.wav /ˈkɵkə/ /ˈkuːkə/ /ˈkʉkəɾ/ /ˈkʉkəɹ/ /ˈkʊkːə(r)/

Word forms

cooker cookers

Etymology

From cook + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix) (apple; one who is cooked).

Synonyms

cook

Derived words

AGA cooker cookeress cooker hood electric cooker gas cooker multicooker multifunctional cooker pressure cooker pressure-cooker rice cooker self-cooker slow cooker steam cooker tommy cooker
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