cooker

From cook +‎ -er.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊkɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊkə/

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• Rhymes: -ʊkə(ɹ)

cooker (plural cookers)

1. (chiefly Britain, Ireland) A device for heating food, a stove.

   Synonym: stove

2. (chiefly Britain, Ireland, except in compounds) An appliance or utensil for cooking food.
3. A cooking apple.
   • 2004, Laura Mason, Food Culture in Great Britain, page 94:

     For the British market, apples are classed as early, mid-season, or late, and subdivided into eaters or cookers.

4. (slang, Australia) A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis.
5. (slang, derogatory, Australia) A person who is cooked; a crazy person.

• → Welsh: cwcer

• Crooke, recook