ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Broiler

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɹɔɪlə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Broiler is a noun meaning A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.

Meaning

A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.

More Meanings

  1. (cooking, Canada, US) A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.
  2. A chicken raised for meat.
  3. (archaic) One who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels, or broils.

Example Sentences

What doth he but turn broiler, […] make new libels against the church?
In the 1960's culling hens and cockerels accounted for the main share of all live poultry exports. In more recent years, exports of live stewers, ducks, and geese have trended downward while foreign trade of live broilers and turkeys has greatly increased.

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