Roaster

Quick meaning: Roaster is a noun meaning Someone who roasts coffee beans; a company or place of business that does so.

Meaning

Someone who roasts coffee beans; a company or place of business that does so.

More Meanings

1. A machine for roasting things; especially, one that roasts coffee beans.
2. (cooking) A kitchen utensil used for roasting.
3. A chicken, pig, etc. suitable for roasting.
4. Someone who roasts food.
5. A type of industrial furnace; especially, one that roasts ore.
6. One who roasts or banters, especially as a comedy routine.
7. (planetology, informal) An epistellar gas giant exoplanet.

Example Sentences

Several artisanal roasters are operating in the region now.

They've invested in large roasters with impressive stainless steel parts.

I found a really nice roaster in the kitchenware aisle, plus a bamboo cutting board.

Having been dumped out of the mine cars, the ore then moves along a conveyor to the roaster.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for roaster

Depending on context, synonyms include roastery, addle-brain, addlehead, airhead, baboon, beanbrain.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include roastmaster, coffeemaker, toaster, barista, coffeeman, coffeegrower.

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