-tə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English roostare, from roosten, rosten to roast + -er, -ere, -are -er
1. : one that roasts something (as meat, coffee, cacao beans, or nuts)
2. : a machine or contrivance for roasting: as
a. : a device for roasting coffee or peanuts
b. : a pan for roasting meat
c. : a furnace for roasting ore
3. : something adapted to roasting especially whole: as
a. : a sucking pig
b. : a young domestic fowl for table use weighing more than four pounds
c. : any animal (as a rabbit) suitable for roasting
4. : burner 1a(2)
5. : scorcher 1b