noun

toaster

toaster

The new toaster makes perfect toast.

The new toaster makes perfect toast.

Put the bread in the toaster.

Put the bread in the toaster.

a toaster (countable) a machine for making toast. I bought a new toaster.

Synonyms: grill, oven (by function)

From the verb 'toast' + '-er', a suffix denoting an agent or instrument.

It's the machine that makes 'toast'. The '-er' ending often means a person or thing that does something (e.g., teach -> teacher).

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