Added 10 October 2026 baster /ˈbeɪstɚ/ noun Categories: PeopleThingsObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about baster at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy. A sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches. A tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meat. Related Words: batherbattenerbattererbaskerscrubbrusherbandagerbesmearersweeperbuttererbailerblackener Back to today's word