baker noun

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/ˈbeɪ.kər /

/-kɚ/ n [C]

Definition

•

a person whose job is to make bread and cakes for sale, or to sell bread and cakes

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(UK also baker's) a shop where bread and cakes are sold and sometimes made

(Definition of baker noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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