# roaster

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #53,822

## Definitions
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. An epistellar gas giant exoplanet.
9. An objectionable person; somebody making a fool of themselves.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roaster