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Cooler vs Cooker - What's the difference?

cooler | cooker |

As nouns the difference between cooler and cooker

is that cooler is (countable) anything which cools while cooker is (chiefly|british) a device for heating food.

As an adjective cooler

is (cool).

cooler

English

Noun

  • (countable) anything which cools
    • If acid things were used only as coolers , they would not be so proper in this case. — Arbuthnot.
  • (countable) an insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping
  • (US, countable, or, uncountable) a mixed drink, especially one served chilled
    • They served wine coolers in the afternoon.
  • (US, slang) a prison
    • "About a year or so back we had him in the cooler on a Mann Act rap." - "The Big Sleep", by Raymond Chandler
  • (poker, colloquial) A cold deck.
  • (countable) a bouncer or door man

    • Synonyms

    * car fridge * cool bag, cool box (UK) * chilly bin (New Zealand) * esky (Australia) * ice chest * bouncer

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (cool)
    • He looks cooler when he's dressed in shorts.

    Derived terms

    * cooler heads will prevail

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    cooker

    English

    (wikipedia cooker)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, British) A device for heating food
  • (chiefly, British, except in compounds) An appliance or utensil for cooking food.
  • A cooking apple.
  • * 2004 , Laura Mason, Food Culture in Great Britain (page 94)
    • For the British market, apples are classed as early, mid-season, or late, and subdivided into eaters or cookers .

    Synonyms

    * stove

    Derived terms

    * AGA cooker * electric cooker * gas cooker * multicooker * pressure cooker * slow cooker

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