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broiler

/ˈbɹɔɪlə/ UK
/ˈbɹɔɪlɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɔɪlə(ɹ)

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

noun broilers

A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.
Canada, US A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.
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.
Specifically, a young chicken 6 to 10 weeks old, as contrasted with a roaster.
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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noun chicken suitable for broiling

Español	broiler
Deutsch	Brathähnchen
Italiano	broiler

noun one who excites broil

Deutsch	Krachmacher, Krachmacherin

noun device used to broil food

Deutsch	Bratrost

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@misc{broiler_2026,
  title = {broiler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/broiler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}