Meaning & use

roaster

noun·Everyday

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A device or pan used for roasting food, especially meat, in an oven.

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She basted the turkey inside the roaster every thirty minutes.

The coffee shop bought a new roaster to process its own beans in-house.

A note on using this word

Also used informally to describe an extremely hot day, as in today is a real roaster.

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