toaster
pronunciation
How to pronounce toaster in British English:
UK [ˈtəʊstə(r)]
How to pronounce toaster in American English:
US [ˈtoʊstər]
-
- Noun:
- a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread
- someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture
Word Origin
- toaster (n.)
- 1580s, agent noun from toast (v.1). Electrical type is from 1913. In reference to a person who proposes or pledges a drinking toast, from 1704 (from toast (v.2)). Toaster-oven attested from 1957.
Example
- 1. He slides it in like bread into a toaster .
- 2. The semiconductor , or " chip , " was first added to a calculator in 1967 , to a toy in 1978 , and to a toaster in 1983 .
- 3. But the story goes beyond the overvaluation of a toaster merchant .
- 4. Simple breakfast items that can be cooked in the toaster or microwave take only a few minutes and can be munched before you walk out the door or while you drive .
- 5. Earlier this week I was looking at the state of my kitchen . The fridge hadn 't been cleaned for a couple of weeks , the kettle had spots all over it , the cupboards were disorganized and the crumbs in the toaster could have provided us lunch ......