/ˈbeɪ.kə/
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Translation
A person whose job is making and selling bread and cakes.
Word origin
From Old English baecere, made from bacan meaning to bake plus the worker ending -ere.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- bacan
- English cognates
- bake
Grammar
Gender
Pluralbakers
Examples
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A baker is the person; a bakery is the shop.
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"The baker" can also mean the baker's shop.
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Job words like baker follow a or the, not bare.
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