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coffeemaker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkɑ.fiˌmeɪk.ɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From coffee + maker.

Meanings

1. A person who makes coffee.
   • If your cook is not habitually a good coffee-maker, the coffee will most probably be sent in cold, thick, and weak—for want of some previous supervision. 1839, Eliza Leslie, The Behaviour Book, page 35:
   • To be sure it had to be taken without milk, but there was plenty of sugar, and when Rod passed his tin cup for a second helping, the coffee-maker's face fairly beamed with gratified pride. 1892, Kirk Munroe, Cab and Caboose: The Story of a Railroad Boy, page 47:
   • Upholsterer, Letter-Carrier, Foreign-Post, Coffee-maker, of each one. 1681, Thomas De Laune, The Present State of London, page 113:
   • One of the tests by which a Greek goddess is measured is the quality of her Greek coffee. There are many ways to prepare it, and a flawless result is uncontestable proof of proper technique. Medium, sweet, plain, “heavy” and sweet, “heavy” with no sugar, with or without a film of foamy bubbles are some of the many variations of an expert coffee maker. Can she prepare good coffee? She’s a goddess! 2018, Katerina Tsemperlidou, translated by Alexandra Kalapothaki, Greek Women are Goddesses, AKAKIA Publications, →ISBN:
2. Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
   • As he poured water into the coffeemaker, Ben watched several deer grazing ... While the coffeemaker gurgled, Ben remained entranced by the deer. 2005, Bill Schneider, Second Chapter:
   • There is also the Fountain coffee-maker, in which a body of steam, passing upwards through the body of ground coffee, carries over the infusion, which collects in a chamber. 1883, A Cup of Coffee, London, page 79:

Forms

Synonyms

coffeeman · coffee machine · coffeewoman

Translations (77)

it macchina del caffè (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · kk кофеқайнатқыш (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · el καφετιέρα (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ur کافی میکَر (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · es máquina de café (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · es coffee maker (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · fo kaffimaskina (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ja コーヒーメーカー (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · dsb kafejowa mašinka (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ga meaisín caife (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · tr kahve makinesi (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ms pembuat kopi (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · pt cafeteira (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · rm maschina da cafè (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · bg кафе́ маши́на (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · sv kaffekokare (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · hi कॉफ़ी मेकर (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · az qəhvədəmləyən (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · sh aparat za kavu (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · pl ekspres do kawy (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ovd kaffibryddjer (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · sl aparat za kavo (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · fa-ira قَهْوِهجوش (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · uz qahva mashinasi (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · da kaffemaskine (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ru кофева́рка (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · hu kávéfőző (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · is kaffivél (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · tl makina ng kape (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · uk кавова́рка (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · it macchina da caffè (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · yue 咖啡機 /咖啡机 (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · sq aparat kafeje (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · th เครื่องชงกาแฟ (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · tg қаҳваҷӯшонак (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ar مَاكِينَةُ تَحْضِيرِ الْقَهْوَة (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · sv kaffebryggare (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ko 커피메이커 (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · hy սրճեփոց (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · kl kaffiliuut (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ga gléas caife (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · sh aparat za kafu (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · lv kafijas aparāts (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · nb kaffetrakter (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · mk кафема́т (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · mt magna tal-kafè (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · de Kaffeemaschine (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · be кавава́рка (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ka ყავის აპარატი (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · he מכונת קפה (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ky кофе жасагыч (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · sh апарат за каву (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · fa-ira قَهْوِهساز (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · lt kavos aparatas (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ka ყავის მანქანა (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · mn кофе чанагч (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · cs kávovar (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · uz kofe qaynatgich (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · es cafetera (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · nl koffiezetapparaat (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · vi ấm đun cà phê (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · sk kávovar (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · de Kafeevollautomat (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · sh апарат за кафу (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · tg қаҳва созанда (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ro cafetieră (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · gl cafeteira (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · cmn 咖啡機 /咖啡机 (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · ar آلَةُ تَحْضِيرِ الْقَهْوَة (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · fr machine à café (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · nn kaffitrektar (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · bn কফিমেকার (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · lv kafijas vārāmais (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · kl kaffemaskiina (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · nl koffiezetmachine (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · fi kahvinkeitin (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) · et kohvimasin (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee)