roaster

Other forms of roaster

plural

roasters·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about roaster

What does roaster mean?

roaster means "a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in roaster?

roaster has 2 syllables: roa-ster. The stress falls on "roa". In IPA it is /ˈɹoʊstɚ/.

Is roaster a common word?

roaster is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.