baker: Meaning and Definition of
bak•er
Pronunciation: (bā'kur), [key]
— n.
- a person who bakes.
- a person who makes and sells bread, cake, etc.
- a small portable oven.
- (usually cap.) a code word used in communications to represent the letter B.
Ba•ker
Pronunciation: (bā'kur), [key]
— n.
- 1840–1907, English engineer.
- 1866–1935, U.S. critic, author, and professor of drama.
- born 1925, U.S. politician: senator 1967–85.
- born 1933, English mezzo-soprano.
- 1906–75, French entertainer, born in the U.S.
- 1871–1937, U.S. lawyer: Secretary of War 1916–21.
- (“David Grayson”), 1870–1946, U.S. author.
- a mountain in NW Washington, in the Cascade Range: highest peak, 10,750 ft. (3277 m).
- a town in central Louisiana. 12,865.
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