1. A device or heated container used for cooking food
   "She used a pressure cooker to prepare the meal quickly"
    
2. [Brit] A kitchen appliance used for cooking food, typically including a cooktop and often an oven
   "dinner was already on the cooker";
   - stove, kitchen stove, range, kitchen range, cooking stove
    
3. [informal] A person who cooks, especially as a hobby or informally
   "He's quite the cooker when it comes to barbecue"
    
4. [Brit] A type of sour apple suitable for cooking rather than eating raw
   "The recipe calls for a tart cooker like Bramley apples"

Derived forms: cookers

Type of: cooking utensil, cookware, kitchen appliance

Encyclopedia: Cooker