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cooker

UK/'kukә/US
A2

Definitions

n.

An appliance or piece of equipment used for cooking food.

炊具,炉灶。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
cookprepare food by heating
+
-erone who does, agent
=cooker

cook + -er (the thing that does it) = the device that cooks. Chiefly British for what Americans call a stove or range; very common in compounds like pressure cooker and slow cooker.

Root cook still carries 4 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.pressure cooker高压锅
  • 2.slow cooker慢炖锅
  • 3.rice cooker电饭煲
  • 4.gas cooker燃气灶

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    We bought a slow cooker to make stews on busy days.

  • 2.

    The gas cooker has four burners and an oven.

Word Forms

Noun

Pluralcookers
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