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baker

[bey-ker] / ˈbeɪ kər /
NOUN
person who cooks baked goods
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It all started — both the music and the doubt — in childhood, when “Tony” was growing up in the Welsh suburb of Margam where his father was a tough, no-nonsense baker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

After a rough start, including a run-in with an irritating policeman, she lands at the home of a baker, Osono, who gives her a place to stay in exchange for labor and her delivery services.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

The verdict marked the latest chapter in the downfall of Nygard, the Finnish-born son of a baker who built the women’s fashion empire Nygard International from scratch in 1967 and led a hard-partying lifestyle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

He said he wrote the piece to "honour my humble beginnings", adding "I am the son of my father, the baker".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

If I had any chance of getting to the wedding, I should have passed the Forest on the second day, unless the baker had been mistaken about the distance from the Forest to the giants.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

"Lawson is supportive in her judging but not afraid to tell the bakers where they can improve. She gives helpful advice."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

"You can sense it in town, when you speak to shopkeepers, hairdressers, bakers, all sorts," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

I was reminded of the reality TV show “Nailed It!,” in which amateur bakers fail spectacularly to reproduce complex cakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Unfortunately, I have always struggled with disappointing authority figures: professors, bosses, priests, parents — and, apparently, severe-bunned bakers.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Prosper was always amazed by the great care the bakers of Venice took over wrapping their cakes.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke




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