broiler en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈbɹɔɪlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɹɔɪlɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From broil + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the chickens, + -er (patient suffix).
Meanings
- A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.
- (Canada, US) A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.
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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.
1972, Cline Jefferson Warren, The Netherlands Poultry Meat Industry, page 4:
- A chicken raised for meat. ▸ Specifically, a young chicken 6 to 10 weeks old, as contrasted with a roaster.
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(archaic) One who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels, or broils.
What doth he but turn broiler, […] make new libels against the church?
1649, Henry Hammond, The Pastor's Motto:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| broilers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
stewer · fryer · layer · roaster · layer · stewer · roaster · fryer
Deriveds
turbo broiler · broilerhouse · broilerman · nonbroiler · conveyor-broiler · broiler chicken · broaster · broiler house
Descendants
broiler · broiler · broilers · broiler · broileri
Translations (29)
fa بریانکن (device used to broil food) · pl opiekacz (device used to broil food) · mr ब्रॉयलर (chicken suitable for broiling) · nl vleeskuiken (chicken suitable for broiling) · pl grill (device used to broil food) · yi בראָטער (device used to broil food) · sv gödkyckling (chicken suitable for broiling) · fi broileri (chicken suitable for broiling) · de Brathähnchen (chicken suitable for broiling) · bg кавгаджия (one who excites broil) · id ayam broiler (chicken suitable for broiling) · bg бройлер (chicken suitable for broiling) · it broiler (chicken suitable for broiling) · fi riitapukari (one who excites broil) · nl grill (device used to broil food) · uk бро́йлер (chicken suitable for broiling) · es broiler (chicken suitable for broiling) · fa مرغ گوشتی (chicken suitable for broiling) · nb grill (device used to broil food) · de Krachmacherin (one who excites broil) · yi בראָטאויוון (device used to broil food) · sv broiler (chicken suitable for broiling) · fi grilli (device used to broil food) · yi בראָטהון (chicken suitable for broiling) · fi grillaaja (one who broils, or cooks by broiling) · pl brojler (chicken suitable for broiling) · de Krachmacher (one who excites broil) · de Bratrost (device used to broil food) · nb broiler (chicken suitable for broiling)