roaster

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roaster

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From Middle English roster, roostare, equivalent to roast + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix). Same formation as roster, although the words have very different meanings.

noun roasters

Someone who roasts coffee beans; a company or place of business that does so. Several artisanal roasters are operating in the region now.
Similar: roastery
A machine for roasting things; especially, one that roasts coffee beans. They've invested in large roasters with impressive stainless steel parts.
A kitchen utensil used for roasting. I found a really nice roaster in the kitchenware aisle, plus a bamboo cutting board.
Similar: roaster oven, roasting tin, roasting pan
A chicken, pig, etc. suitable for roasting. I found a really nice roaster in the meat department, and I'm going to make some stuffing for it, too.
Someone who roasts food. Hank is just about everyone's favorite pig roaster around here. He stays pretty busy with block parties, weddings, and reunions.
A type of industrial furnace; especially, one that roasts ore. Having been dumped out of the mine cars, the ore then moves along a conveyor to the roaster.
One who roasts or banters, especially as a comedy routine. He does standup, and he's a pretty good roaster.
informal An epistellar gas giant exoplanet. Some of the earliest discoveries of exoplanets were roasters because they are the least difficult to detect.
Scotland, derogatory, slang An objectionable person; somebody making a fool of themselves. Person A: Oh look, he's at it again. Person B: What a roaster.
Similar: addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, berk, bimbo, birdbrain, blockhead

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noun someone who roasts coffee beans

Español	asador, asadero (desus.), torrefacción
Français	torréfacteur

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@misc{roaster_2026,
  title = {roaster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roaster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}