# toaster
## English
### Etymology

From toast +‎ -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (patient suffix).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtəʊs.tə/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈtoʊs.təɹ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊstə(ɹ)
* Homophone: Towcester

### Noun

toaster (plural toasters)
* An electrical device for toasting food, typically sliced bread.
* A toasting fork.
* (archaic) A fish ready for toasting.
** 1851, Henry Mayhew, “The London Street Markets on a Saturday Night”, in London Labour and the London Poor; […], volume I (The London Street-folk. Book the First.), London: [George Woodfall], →OCLC, page 9, column 2:[T]he tumult of the thousand different cries of the eager dealers, all shouting at the top of their voices, at one and the same time, is almost bewildering. […] "Come and look at 'em! here's toasters!" bellows one with a Yarmouth bloater stuck on a toasting-fork.
* One who toasts (cooks lightly by browning).
* One who toasts (engages in salute while drinking alcohol).
* (US, slang) A firearm, especially a pistol.
** 2001, “Renegade”, in The Blueprint, performed by Jay-Z ft. Eminem:The renegade, you been afraid I penetrate pop culture / Bring 'em a lot closer to the block where they pop toasters
* (humorous, now rare) A rapier or similar weapon.
** 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, chapter 27, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume I, London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:This attitude, and the sight of the blade which glistened by moonlight in his face, checked in some sort, the ardour of his assailant, who desired he would lay aside his toaster, and take a bout with him at equal arms.
* (automotive, informal, derogatory) Any of several small, box-like automobiles exemplified by the Scion xB and Honda Element.
* (music, informal, derogatory) An electronic organ, especially a crude one that uses analog technology.
* (computing, humorous) A low-end or outdated personal computer.
** 2000, Jennifer Fulton, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Upgrading and Repairing PCs, Alpha Books, →ISBN, page 15:For most older computers (pre-486 and even some 486s), it's simply easier to throw them away and start over (and cheaper, too). I know; this probably goes against the grain; after all, you hung onto that old toaster for three years, and now it makes a darn good doorstop.
** 2005, Clark N. Quinn, Engaging Learning: Designing e-Learning Simulation Games, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 65:On the technical side, we had only the old “toaster” Macintosh computers as our environment (only black and white and 512 by 480 screen resolution) and a variety of IBM PCs or equivalents.
** (furry fandom, endearing) A protogen.
* (computing slang, uncommon) A self-contained software package distributable over the Internet or by burning onto CDs.
** 2008, Michael Jang, Ubuntu Certified Professional Study Guide, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 9:The Freedom Toaster was developed with backing from Mark Shuttleworth as a vending-machine-style dispenser of free digital products, including Ubuntu Linux.
* (music) a DJ who accompanies reggae with improvised rhythmic speech.
* (US, rail transport, informal, derogatory) Diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation known for a propensity to catch fire, especially those showing previous fire damage.
** 2023 July 2, Jim Griffin, “BNSF GE Power”, in ActionRoad.net‎:No. 4020 shows off the aftereffects of the GE “toaster” phenomenon as it runs on the Joint Line north of the Air Force Academy (7/02/2023).
** 2020 December 13, containerman2, “A GE "Toaster" Leads CN Train 406 West at Boundary Creek, NB on a Nice Sunny Afternoon”, in Youtube‎:Railfans often call GE Dash-9s as "toasters" which certainly applies to this locomotive.
** 2007 October 1, tree68, “Fire out the stack”, in Trains Forums‎:IIRC, it's usually a toaster (GE).
* (rail transport, US, informal) An EMD AEM-7 electric locomotive
** 2021 December 15, Trains Staff, “News Photos: Toaster, California style”, in Trains‎:
** 2018 March 29, Eric Berger, “Amtrak AEM-7 Preserved at Illinois Railway Museum”, in Railfan & Railroad‎:The origin of the design led railroaders to dub the units “meatballs,” and its boxy appearance inspired railfans to call them “toasters.”
** 2016 June 20, “A Fond Farewell to the AEM-7”, in Amtrak: History of America's Railroad‎, archived from the original on 3 December 2022:Sometimes affectionately referred to as “toasters” and “Swedish meatballs” due to their compact, boxy design and Swedish origins, the AEM-7s first entered service in May 1980 and since then have traveled more than 220 million miles.

#### Derived terms

* toaster oven

#### Related terms

* toast
* toasted

#### Descendants

* → French: toasteur
* → German: Toaster
* → Hebrew: טוסטר
* → Japanese: トースター (tōsutā)
* → Korean: 토스터 (toseuteo)
* → Polish: toster
* → Russian: то́стер (tóstɛr)

#### Translations
### See also

* tea and toaster

### Further reading

* toaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Rosetta, reostat, rosetta, rotates, stoater

## French
### Etymology

From toast +‎ -er.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɔs.te/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

toaster
* to toast (grill bread to make toast)
* to toast (drink to something)

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “toaster”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* rotâtes