fryer
fryer Lexical Profile
fryer Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A deep vessel or electrical kitchen appliance used for frying food in hot oil or fat, or by circulating hot air.
"The restaurant kitchen installed a high-capacity commercial fryer to keep up with the lunchtime rush."
A young, tender chicken or rabbit of a size and age suitable for frying.
"She bought a whole three-pound fryer at the butcher shop to cut up for Sunday dinner."
A person who fries food, especially as an occupation in a commercial kitchen or fish-and-chip shop.
"The head fryer at the local chip shop knew the exact temperature needed for a crisp batter."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'fryer' (a cooking appliance or young chicken) with its homophone 'friar' (a member of a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order). While 'frier' is an accepted variant spelling, 'fryer' is far more common in modern standard English.
• Rhymes for fryer
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the verb 'fry' (from Old French 'frire', ultimately from Latin 'frigere' meaning 'to roast or fry') plus the agentive and instrumental suffix '-er'.