1 an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it <a portable gas-fired cooker that's perfect for camping trips>
Synonyms cookstove, range
Related Words broiler, fryer (also frier), microwave, microwave oven, oven, roaster, rotisserie, stove, toaster, toaster oven
2 a person who prepares food by some manner of heating <Dad was the traditional cooker of the big Sunday breakfast>
Synonyms chef, cooker, culinarian
Related Words baker, pâtissier (or patissier); barbecuer, griller