Definition of 'coffee-maker'

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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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coffee maker in American

a utensil, as an electrical appliance, for brewing coffee

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

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

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Definition of coffee-maker from the Collins English Dictionary

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