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cook⋅er

[kook-er]
–noun
1. an appliance or utensil for cooking: pressure cooker.
2. a person employed in certain industrial processes, as in brewing or distilling, to operate cooking apparatus.

Origin:
1880–85; cook 1 + -er 1
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cook·er   (kŏŏk'ər)   
n.  
  1. One that cooks, especially a utensil or an appliance for cooking.

  2. A person employed to operate cooking apparatuses in the commercial preparation of food and drink.

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