Synonyms for baker
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bey-ker |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbeɪ kər |
Définition of baker
Origin :- Old English bæcere "baker," agent noun from bacan "to bake" (see bake (v.)). In the Middle Ages, the craft had two divisions, braun-bakeres and whit-bakeres.
- White bakers shall bake no hors brede..broune bakers shall bake whete brede as it comyth grounde fro the mylle withoute ony bultyng of the same. Also the seid broune bakers shall bake hors brede of clene benys and pesyn, And also brede that is called housholdersbrede. [Letterbook in the City of London Records Office, Guildhall, 1441]
- Baker's dozen "thirteen" is from 1590s.
- These dealers [hucksters] ... on purchasing their bread from the bakers, were privileged by law to receive thirteen batches for twelve, and this would seem to have been the extent of their profits. Hence the expression, still in use, "A baker's dozen." [H.T. Riley, "Liber Albus," 1859]
- noun person who cooks baked goods
- Mrs. Baker and John were with us; Ned was not, but I knew that he would follow.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Worst of all, almost, Mrs. Baker told the tale of my misdeeds to John.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Without John, Mrs. Baker really didn't know how to refuse me.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Miss Baker talked persistently about Bermuda; as if my exile had ever been a possibility!
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Old Trine stood behind the baker's boy, and her big basket was at her feet.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- It was hard to meet Ethel—and Milly and Mrs. Baker afterwards.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- It is three hours now, maybe, since we returned from Mrs. Baker's Sunday dinner.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- I'm sure it is the best thing I could do, now; but—Judge Baker is right!
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- The women eliminate the baker, the soap boiler, and a lot of other parasites.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Why, when Mrs. Baker invited me to dinner on Christmas day, I dreaded the visit.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
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