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bak·er    Audio Help   [bey-ker] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person who bakes.
2.a person who makes and sells bread, cake, etc.
3.a small portable oven.
4.(usually initial capital letter) a code word used in communications to represent the letter B.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME bakere, OE bæcere. See bake, -er1]

bak·er·like, adjective
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Ba·ker    Audio Help   [bey-ker] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Sir Benjamin, 1840–1907, English engineer.
2.George (“Father Divine”), 1877–1965, U.S. religious leader.
3.George Pierce, 1866–1935, U.S. critic, author, and professor of drama.
4.Howard H(enry), Jr., born 1925, U.S. politician: senator 1967–85.
5.Dame Janet, born 1933, English mezzo-soprano.
6.Josephine, 1906–75, French entertainer, born in the U.S.
7.Newton Diehl    Audio Help   [deel] Pronunciation Key, 1871–1937, U.S. lawyer: Secretary of War 1916–21.
8.Ray Stan·nard    Audio Help   [stan-erd] Pronunciation Key (“David Grayson”), 1870–1946, U.S. author.
9.Samuel White, 1821–93, English explorer and colonial administrator: discovered Lake Albert.
10.Mount, a mountain in NW Washington, in the Cascade Range: highest peak, 10,750 ft. (3277 m).
11.a town in central Louisiana. 12,865.
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bak·er    Audio Help   (bā'kər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One that bakes bread, cakes, or pastries, especially commercially.
  2. One that bakes, especially a portable oven.

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Ba·ker    Audio Help   (bā'kər)  Pronunciation Key 
American religious leader who founded (1919) a communal religious sect called the Peace Mission.

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Baker, Josephine 1906-1975.  
American-born French entertainer who became a popular jazz dancer and singer in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s. During World War II she worked for the French Resistance.

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Baker, Mount  
A peak, 3,287.3 m (10,778 ft) high, of northwest Washington in the Cascade Range east of Bellingham. It is in a popular resort area.

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Baker, Sir Samuel White 1821-1893.  
British explorer who founded a settlement at Ceylon (1848), explored the Blue Nile region (1861-1862), and discovered Lake Albert (1864).

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baker

noun
1. someone who bakes commercially 
2. someone who bakes bread or cake 

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ˈbaker1 noun
a person who bakes
Example: He is a qualified baker; She is a good baker.
Arabic: خَبّاز
Chinese (Simplified): 面包师
Chinese (Traditional): 麵包師
Czech: pekař, pekařka
Danish: bager
Dutch: bakker
Estonian: pagar
Finnish: leipuri
French: boulanger, *-ère
German: der, *die Bäcker(in)
Greek: φούρναρης
Hungarian: pék
Icelandic: bakari
Indonesian: tukang kue (roti)
Italian: fornaio, panettiere
Japanese: パン屋
Korean: 굽는 사람
Latvian: maiznieks
Lithuanian: kepėjas
Norwegian: baker
Polish: piekarz
Portuguese (Brazil): padeiro
Portuguese (Portugal): padeiro
Romanian: brutar
Russian: пекарь
Slovak: pekár, -ka
Slovenian: pek
Spanish: panadero
Swedish: bagare
Turkish: fırıncı, pastacı, ekmekçi
ˈbaker2 noun
a baker's shop
Arabic: دُكّان الخُبْز
Chinese (Simplified): 面包店
Chinese (Traditional): 麵包店
Czech: pekařství
Danish: bagerforretning
Dutch: bakker
Estonian: pagariäri
Finnish: leipomo
French: boulangerie
German: die Bäckerei
Greek: αρτοποιείο
Hungarian: péküzlet
Icelandic: bakarí
Indonesian: toko roti
Italian: forno, panificio
Japanese: パン店
Korean: 빵집
Latvian: maiznīca
Lithuanian: duonos parduotuvė
Norwegian: bakeri
Polish: piekarnia
Portuguese (Brazil): padaria
Portuguese (Portugal): padaria
Romanian: brutărie
Russian: булочная-пекарня
Slovak: pekárstvo
Slovenian: pekarna
Spanish: panadería
Swedish: bageri
Turkish: fırın
See also: a baker's dozen, bake, baked, baking powder, bakery, baking

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Baker County, FL (county, FIPS 3) Location: 30.32379 N, 82.27381 W
Population (1990): 18486 (5975 housing units)
Area: 1515.8 sq km (land), 9.5 sq km (water)

Baker County, GA (county, FIPS 7) Location: 31.33084 N, 84.45401 W
Population (1990): 3615 (1499 housing units)
Area: 889.0 sq km (land), 15.4 sq km (water)

Baker County, OR (county, FIPS 1) Location: 44.71178 N, 117.67352 W
Population (1990): 15317 (7525 housing units)
Area: 7946.9 sq km (land), 52.6 sq km (water)

Baker, NV Zip code(s): 89311

Baker, ND Zip code(s): 58386

Baker, MT (city, FIPS 3475) Location: 46.36310 N, 104.27375 W
Population (1990): 1818 (944 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 59313

Baker, WV Zip code(s): 26801

Baker, MN Zip code(s): 56513

Baker, LA (city, FIPS 3985) Location: 30.58545 N, 91.15699 W
Population (1990): 13233 (4734 housing units)
Area: 17.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70714

Baker, FL Zip code(s): 32531

Baker, CA Zip code(s): 92309

Baker, OK Zip code(s): 73950

Baker, OR (city, FIPS 3650) Location: 44.77419 N, 117.83164 W
Population (1990): 9140 (4052 housing units)
Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Baker, MO (village, FIPS 3034) Location: 36.77356 N, 89.76143 W
Population (1990): 8 (3 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Point Baker, AK (CDP, FIPS 61190) Location: 56.35471 N, 133.62364 W
Population (1990): 39 (28 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99927

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Baker

Bak"er\, n. [AS. b[ae]cere. See Bake, v. i.]

1. One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.

2. A portable oven in which baking is done. [U.S.]

A baker's dozen, thirteen.

Baker foot, a distorted foot. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.

Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast.

Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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