broiler

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈbɹɔɪlə/
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/ˈbɹɔɪlə/ · /ˈbɹɔɪlɚ/

Definition of broiler

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.
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noun

  1. A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.
  2. (Canada, US)A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.
  3. A chicken raised for meat.
    “In the 1960's culling hens and cockerels accounted for the main share of all live poultry exports. In more recent years, exports of live stewers, ducks, and geese have trended downward while foreign trade of live broilers and turkeys has greatly increased.”
  4. A chicken raised for meat.
  5. (archaic)One who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels, or broils.
    “What doth he but turn broiler, […] make new libels against the church?”

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Etymology

From broil + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the chickens, + -er (patient suffix).

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