What does "roaster" mean?
Someone who roasts coffee beans; a company or place of business that does so.
Roaster
noun, slang
noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Someone who roasts coffee beans; a company or place of business that does so.
- Grammar: roaster is listed as noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: almond roaster, bantam, banterer, banty.
- Usage evidence: Did you buy your coffee from a local roaster?
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who roasts coffee beans; a company or place of business that does so.
"Several artisanal roasters are operating in the region now."
- 2 a special cooking pan for roasting wordnet
- 3 A machine for roasting things; especially, one that roasts coffee beans.
"They've invested in large roasters with impressive stainless steel parts."
- 4 flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting wordnet
- 5 A kitchen utensil used for roasting.
"I found a really nice roaster in the kitchenware aisle, plus a bamboo cutting board."
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- 6 a cook who roasts food wordnet
- 7 A chicken, pig, etc. suitable for roasting.
"I found a really nice roaster in the meat department, and I'm going to make some stuffing for it, too."
- 8 a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment) wordnet
- 9 Someone who roasts food.
"Hank is just about everyone's favorite pig roaster around here. He stays pretty busy with block parties, weddings, and reunions."
- 10 A type of industrial furnace; especially, one that roasts ore.
"Having been dumped out of the mine cars, the ore then moves along a conveyor to the roaster."
- 11 One who roasts or banters, especially as a comedy routine.
"He does standup, and he's a pretty good roaster."
- 12 An epistellar gas giant exoplanet. informal
"Some of the earliest discoveries of exoplanets were roasters because they are the least difficult to detect."
- 13 An objectionable person; somebody making a fool of themselves. Scotland, derogatory, slang
"Person A: Oh look, he's at it again. Person B: What a roaster."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Did you buy your coffee from a local roaster?"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "roaster"?
Common synonyms include: almond roaster, bantam, banterer, banty, barn-door fowl, barnyard fowl.
How do you use "roaster" in a sentence?
Did you buy your coffee from a local roaster?
Etymology
From Middle English roster, roostare, equivalent to roast + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix). Same formation as roster, although the words have very different meanings.