Baker
noun
A person who makes bread, cakes, and pastries, usually for sale in a bakery.
The baker start working early in the morning to make fresh bread for the day.

Often appears as...
- master baker
- professional baker
noun
A rack or stand in which fishing rods are set up with the lines cast out over water.
He set up his baker with four rods, hoping to catch some fish.

Often appears as...
- fishing baker
- boat baker
noun
A type of orchid that exists largely in hot weather areas.
The baker orchid is known for its vibrant colors and unique shape.

Often appears as...
- baker orchid bloom
- baker orchid plant
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Academic
noun
A family name that has been historically associated with the profession of baking.
The name 'Baker' is quite common in England and the United States.

Often appears as...
- mr. baker
- mrs. baker
noun
A person who makes bread, cakes, and pastries, usually for sale in a bakery.
The baker start working early in the morning to make fresh bread for the day.

Often appears as...
- master baker
- professional baker
noun
A rack or stand in which fishing rods are set up with the lines cast out over water.
He set up his baker with four rods, hoping to catch some fish.

Often appears as...
- fishing baker
- boat baker
noun
A type of orchid that exists largely in hot weather areas.
The baker orchid is known for its vibrant colors and unique shape.

Often appears as...
- baker orchid bloom
- baker orchid plant
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A family name that has been historically associated with the profession of baking.
The name 'Baker' is quite common in England and the United States.

Often appears as...
- mr. baker
- mrs. baker
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Work Hours
Bakers often work unusual hours, beginning in the early morning or late at night.

Our baker arrives at 3 AM to start baking.
Cultural Significance
Bakers hold a special place in many cultures due to their role in making staple foods like bread.

In France, the baker is as important as the mayor of the town.
Metaphoric Use
Being a 'baker' can imply creativity, since baking is seen as an art as well as a skill.

She's the baker of the family, always crafting tasty treats.
Work Hours
Bakers often work unusual hours, beginning in the early morning or late at night.

Our baker arrives at 3 AM to start baking.
Cultural Significance
Bakers hold a special place in many cultures due to their role in making staple foods like bread.

In France, the baker is as important as the mayor of the town.
Metaphoric Use
Being a 'baker' can imply creativity, since baking is seen as an art as well as a skill.

She's the baker of the family, always crafting tasty treats.
Work Hours
Bakers often work unusual hours, beginning in the early morning or late at night.

Our baker arrives at 3 AM to start baking.
Cultural Significance
Bakers hold a special place in many cultures due to their role in making staple foods like bread.

In France, the baker is as important as the mayor of the town.
Metaphoric Use
Being a 'baker' can imply creativity, since baking is seen as an art as well as a skill.

She's the baker of the family, always crafting tasty treats.
Video examples
Can you solve the...
and you're afraid that if your forgetfulness becomes known, you'll become part of the feast. The baker has meticulously prepared a small mountain range of a cake, and your job is to sculpt the giant’s age as the chocolate centerpiece. You would love to just count the candles on the cake, but you're much too small to see the top of it.
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Tristram Stuart: The...
And I started to feed them in the most traditional and environmentally friendly way. I went to my school kitchen, and I said, "Give me the scraps that my school friends have turned their noses up at." I went to the local baker and took their stale bread. I went to the local greengrocer, and I went to a farmer
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How to stop torture -...
world who are looking for these pieces we have a program called justice bakers and we realize there are people that are courageous and want to do things but how can we support them so it's an online contest where it's only five thousand dollars if you come up with an innovative way of implementing justice
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How to start a...
We had conversations. This is a community issue. It starts in community. So we went around to the butcher, we went around to the baker, there was no candlestick maker, there was an egg place and there was some chocolate, there was coffee, there was fruit, but we went around and said,
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Feats of memory anyone...
that make it easier to fish it back out at some later date. The entire art of what is going on in these memory contests, and the entire art of remembering stuff better in everyday life, is figuring out ways to transform capital B Bakers into lower-case B bakers --
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Peter Reinhart: The art...
not out of passion and love for the flavor. And ultimately, the challenge of the baker, the challenge of every culinary student, of every chef, is to deliver flavor. Flavor is king. Flavor rules. I call it the flavor rule. Flavor rules. And -- and
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Can you solve the secret...
the mayor, the tailor, the baker, the grocer, or the carpenter. You’ve invited them to dinner with a simple you’ll slip a square of a rare werewolf antidote into each of their dinners. Unfortunately, your pet goat just ate four of the squares,
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Windows of the Soul: My...
president a friend of mine cut the red tape for this and I was on my way you see child labor all over the world these kids are collecting salt to sell to bakers its crudest on in the south and this is con Devon and people live in
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
enthusiastic local market artisanal baker don guerra often makes themselves a thousand loaves in three hours cheers cheers customers of barrio bread often tell him his loaves remind them of the bread they used to eat
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Martina Flor: The secret...
The sign said it all. I see it, and even today, I imagine the master baker dedicating the same amount of time to each loaf of bread that the craftsman dedicated to each letter of this word.
Video examples
Can you solve the...
and you're afraid that if your forgetfulness becomes known, you'll become part of the feast. The baker has meticulously prepared a small mountain range of a cake, and your job is to sculpt the giant’s age as the chocolate centerpiece. You would love to just count the candles on the cake, but you're much too small to see the top of it.
Video examples
Tristram Stuart: The...
And I started to feed them in the most traditional and environmentally friendly way. I went to my school kitchen, and I said, "Give me the scraps that my school friends have turned their noses up at." I went to the local baker and took their stale bread. I went to the local greengrocer, and I went to a farmer
Video examples
How to stop torture -...
world who are looking for these pieces we have a program called justice bakers and we realize there are people that are courageous and want to do things but how can we support them so it's an online contest where it's only five thousand dollars if you come up with an innovative way of implementing justice
Video examples
How to start a...
We had conversations. This is a community issue. It starts in community. So we went around to the butcher, we went around to the baker, there was no candlestick maker, there was an egg place and there was some chocolate, there was coffee, there was fruit, but we went around and said,
Video examples
Feats of memory anyone...
that make it easier to fish it back out at some later date. The entire art of what is going on in these memory contests, and the entire art of remembering stuff better in everyday life, is figuring out ways to transform capital B Bakers into lower-case B bakers --
Video examples
Peter Reinhart: The art...
not out of passion and love for the flavor. And ultimately, the challenge of the baker, the challenge of every culinary student, of every chef, is to deliver flavor. Flavor is king. Flavor rules. I call it the flavor rule. Flavor rules. And -- and
Video examples
Can you solve the secret...
the mayor, the tailor, the baker, the grocer, or the carpenter. You’ve invited them to dinner with a simple you’ll slip a square of a rare werewolf antidote into each of their dinners. Unfortunately, your pet goat just ate four of the squares,
Video examples
Windows of the Soul: My...
president a friend of mine cut the red tape for this and I was on my way you see child labor all over the world these kids are collecting salt to sell to bakers its crudest on in the south and this is con Devon and people live in
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
enthusiastic local market artisanal baker don guerra often makes themselves a thousand loaves in three hours cheers cheers customers of barrio bread often tell him his loaves remind them of the bread they used to eat
Video examples
Martina Flor: The secret...
The sign said it all. I see it, and even today, I imagine the master baker dedicating the same amount of time to each loaf of bread that the craftsman dedicated to each letter of this word.
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Quote examples
Madison Keys
American Athlete
Both of my grandmothers have always been really good bakers, and I was always in the kitchen helping them. Obviously I can't eat a lot of the things that I make, but just baking it and giving it to someone makes me feel really good.

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Mary Berry
British Chef
Our aim is to get people to enjoy 'Bake Off' at home and for our bakers to enjoy what they are doing. We don't want to catch them out. It's a very happy occasion, and it's about encouraging people to bake at home.

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Rumaan Alam
American Author
I have a theory that because my kitchen is small, you can't preheat an oven and deal with dough at the same time, although maybe it's just that I'm a bad baker.

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Julian Nagelsmann
German Coach
I work like a baker. I mix things, put them in the oven and see if I like what comes out.

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Nicole Byer
American Comedian
I'm not a baker, and I don't know anything about baking, and I don't claim to.

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Tim Robbins
American Actor
There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.

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Anthony Hopkins
Welsh Actor
My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker.

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Ronnie Corbett
Scottish Comedian
Dad was a baker, and Mum was tied up with church and the social club.

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Mandy Patinkin
American Actor
My mom was a great cook and great baker all her life.

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Eric Ripert
French Chef
I'm a very bad baker.

Quote examples
Madison Keys
American Athlete
Both of my grandmothers have always been really good bakers, and I was always in the kitchen helping them. Obviously I can't eat a lot of the things that I make, but just baking it and giving it to someone makes me feel really good.

Quote examples
Mary Berry
British Chef
Our aim is to get people to enjoy 'Bake Off' at home and for our bakers to enjoy what they are doing. We don't want to catch them out. It's a very happy occasion, and it's about encouraging people to bake at home.

Quote examples
Rumaan Alam
American Author
I have a theory that because my kitchen is small, you can't preheat an oven and deal with dough at the same time, although maybe it's just that I'm a bad baker.

Quote examples
Julian Nagelsmann
German Coach
I work like a baker. I mix things, put them in the oven and see if I like what comes out.

Quote examples
Nicole Byer
American Comedian
I'm not a baker, and I don't know anything about baking, and I don't claim to.

Quote examples
Tim Robbins
American Actor
There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.

Quote examples
Anthony Hopkins
Welsh Actor
My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker.

Quote examples
Ronnie Corbett
Scottish Comedian
Dad was a baker, and Mum was tied up with church and the social club.

Quote examples
Mandy Patinkin
American Actor
My mom was a great cook and great baker all her life.

Quote examples
Eric Ripert
French Chef
I'm a very bad baker.

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