baker

baker — noun

1. someone whose job is making bread, cakes, and other baked food, sometimes also s

1.名詞B1
釋義

someone whose job is making bread, cakes, and other baked food, sometimes also selling it to customers

例句

The village baker pulled warm rolls from the oven at dawn.

village baker + bread from oven

After school, Nina worked part-time for a baker near the station.

work for a baker

同義詞
  • pastry chef

    narrower and more focused on pastries and desserts, often in hotels or restaurants

  • confectioner

    usually makes or sells sweets rather than everyday bread

  • bread maker

    a plain descriptive phrase, not the usual job title

文法句型

work as a baker

a village baker

the wedding baker

用法筆記

Usually countable and often modified by place or specialty, such as village baker, wedding baker, or head baker. Distinguish from noun/2, which names the shop rather than the worker.

常見錯誤

❌My sister works in a baker.
✅My sister works in a bakery.
💡baker is the person; bakery is the workplace or shop.

2. a place for buying bread, cakes, and other baked food, sometimes with its own ov

2.名詞
釋義

a place for buying bread, cakes, and other baked food, sometimes with its own ovens in the back

例句

We bought warm buns at the baker beside the flower shop.

at the baker = at the shop

At six o'clock, the baker was already open on King Road.

the baker was open

同義詞
  • bakery

    the usual word in North American English and also common elsewhere

  • cake shop

    narrower and suggests a store mainly selling cakes

  • patisserie

    more formal or French-sounding, often used for finer pastries

文法句型

go to the baker

buy bread from the baker

the baker on King Road

用法筆記

Mostly British. In North American English, bakery is much more usual for the shop, while baker normally means the person in noun/1.

常見錯誤

❌We stopped at the baker' in an American English context.
✅We stopped at the bakery.
💡bakery is the normal word for the store in North American English.