"toastmaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toastmakers [plural]
Etymology: toast + maker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|toast|maker}} toast + maker Head templates: {{en-noun}} toastmaker (plural toastmakers)
  1. A person or machine that makes toast (cooked bread).
    Sense id: en-toastmaker-en-noun-1pVQ3v7G
  2. A toastmaster, one who proposes toasts at a formal occasion.
    Sense id: en-toastmaker-en-noun-zab9cXwq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77

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