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roaster

The English word “roaster” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Someone who roasts coffee beans; a company or place of business that does so.
  2. A machine for roasting things; especially, one that roasts coffee beans.
  3. A kitchen utensil used for roasting.
  4. A chicken, pig, etc. suitable for roasting.
  5. Someone who roasts food.
  6. A type of industrial furnace; especially, one that roasts ore.
  7. One who roasts or banters, especially as a comedy routine.
  8. An epistellar gas giant exoplanet.
  9. An objectionable person; somebody making a fool of themselves.

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.

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