broiler — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.

2

A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.

3

A chicken raised for meat.

In the 1960's culling hens and cockerels accounted for the main share of all live poultry exports. In more recent years, exports of live stewers, ducks, and geese have trended downward while foreign trade of live broilers and turkeys has greatly increased.

4

A chicken raised for meat.

5

One who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels, or broils.

What doth he but turn broiler, […] make new libels against the church?

Collocations

5

ADJ.

main, new, used

VERB + BROILER

bought, replace, turn

BROILER + NOUN

coil, libels, winter

PREP.

in, on

ADV.

instead

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Example Bank

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01

In the 1960's culling hens and cockerels accounted for the main share of all live poultry exports. In more recent years, exports of live stewers, ducks, and geese have trended downward while foreign t

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02

What doth he but turn broiler, […] make new libels against the church?

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03

I used the broiler to make an open-faced sandwich.

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04

You forgot to turn the broiler on.

Tatoeba · #13636760

05

I like to toast my sandwiches in the broiler instead of using a toaster.

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06

Immanuel's landlord promised to replace the broiler coil before winter.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, broiler is marked as archaic, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.