roaster

Meaning

1. Someone who roasts coffee beans; a company or place of business that does so.
2. A machine for roasting things; especially, one that roasts coffee beans.
3. A kitchen utensil used for roasting.
4. A chicken, pig, etc. suitable for roasting.
5. Someone who roasts food.
6. A type of industrial furnace; especially, one that roasts ore.
7. One who roasts or banters, especially as a comedy routine.
8. (informal) An epistellar gas giant exoplanet.
9. (Scotland, derogatory, slang) An objectionable person; somebody making a fool of themselves.

Synonyms

turnspit

brazier

broiler

calcinator

gridiron

roast

suckling pig

electric cooker

electric oven

calcining kiln

calcining furnace

roasting furnace

tea firing machine

barbecue

tea drier

Translations

ψήστης

asador

rosticciere

Röster

καβουρδιστήρι

ψήνων

ψητό

καβουρντιστήρι

fournée

rôtissoire

torréfacteur

braadrooster

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: roster

In summary

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.