Added 9 October 2026
baker
/ˈbeɪ.kə/ noun
In Latin: pī̆stor, pī̆strīx, pānifex Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about baker at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Someone who bakes commercially.
- Someone who bakes bread or cake.
Origin
Inherited 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”).
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