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DictionarybakerPerson who bakes
noun

baker

BAY-ker/ˈbeɪkər/

A person who makes bread, cakes, or pastries.

The baker scores a risen loaf on the flour-dusted workbench.

An older woman baker scores a risen bread loaf on a flour-dusted bakery workbench, with shaped dough and freshly baked loaves nearby.
Etymology
bakOld Englishto bake
+erOld Englishperson who does something

The pieces name people by the work they do: cooking with dry heat. The Old English noun already referred especially to someone who baked bread.

In context

Whispers of History54:42
One day, a young baker drops a tray of bread too hot to handle, and the head cook loses patience. The punishment is swift.
Why You’d Cry Working in a Tudor Kitchen- Whispers of History (Why Tudor Cooks Wept)

More examples

  • Several local bakers supplied pastries for the event.
  • She trained as a baker after leaving school.
  • The baker checked the cakes before removing them from the oven.

Forms

baker · bakers

bakery noun — A place where bread and pastries are made.

Similar words

pastry chef
Specializes in pastries and desserts rather than bread-making generally.
cook
Prepares many kinds of food beyond baked goods.