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Definition of 'coffee-maker'

Word Frequency

coffee-maker in British

(ˈkɒfɪmeɪkə)
noun
a domestic appliance that makes coffee
There's a Rowenta coffee maker, toaster and kettle
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Word Frequency

coffee maker in American

a utensil, as an electrical appliance, for brewing coffee
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Example sentences containing 'coffee-maker'

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He keeps his back to her as he fiddles with the coffee maker. Alex Shakar THE SAVAGE GIRL (2001)
Tomasin called to the squat, hard-faced Italian woman behind the Gaggia coffee-maker that we would like two cappuccinos. Ian St James Awards AT THE STROKE OF TWELVEHe waved me to a chair and indicated the coffee-maker that was sitting on the side cabinet. Wood, Ted SNOWJOB

Trends of 'coffee-maker'

Used Rarely. coffee-maker is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'coffee-maker'

  • coffee tree
  • coffee whitener
  • coffee-coloured
  • coffee-maker
  • coffee-table book
  • coffee-table music
  • coffeecake

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Definition of coffee-maker from the Collins English Dictionary

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