name · noun · 23 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈbeɪkɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbeɪ.kə/
General-American:/ˈbeɪ.kɚ/
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Scotland:/ˈbe.kəɾ/
Wales:/ˈbeː.kə/without the pane–pain merger
rhymes with -eɪkə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:B EY1 K ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Meaning 1
An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California.
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Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
A former unincorporated community in Kern County, California.
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Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Okaloosa County, Florida.
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Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois.
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Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Indiana.
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Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Brown County, Kansas.
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Meaning 9
A number of places in the United States:
A city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
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Meaning 10
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clay County, Minnesota.
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Meaning 11
A number of places in the United States:
A small inactive village in Stoddard County, Missouri.
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Meaning 12
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Fallon County, Montana.
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Meaning 13
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in Boyd County, Nebraska.
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Meaning 14
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada.
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Meaning 15
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Benson County, North Dakota.
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Meaning 16
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma.
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Meaning 17
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
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noun
Meaning 18
A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 19
A portable oven for baking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 20
An apple suitable for baking.
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noun
Meaning 21
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter B.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
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Synonyms: mul:Bravo
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Meaning 22
someone who bakes bread or cake
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: merchant, merchandiser
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bakere, from Old English bæcere (“baker”), from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -er. Cognate with Dutch bakker (“baker”), German Bäcker (“baker”), Norwegian Bokmål baker (“baker”), Swedish bagare (“baker”), Icelandic bakari (“baker”).
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Translations
216 source translations are retained for this English entry.