cooker
/ˈkʊkɚ/
noun
Familiar
1.n.a utensil for cooking
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cooker and cooler differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. cooker means “a utensil for cooking”. cooler means “a refrigerator for cooling liquids”. cooler is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkʊkɚ/
1.n.a utensil for cooking
/ˈkulɚ/
1.n.a refrigerator for cooling liquids
2.n.an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice
3.n.a cell for violent prisoners
| cooker | cooler | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkʊkɚ/ | /ˈkulɚ/ |
| Said | KUUK-ur | KOO-lur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 1 | 3 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | ice chest |
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