coffee maker

noun

variants or less commonly coffeemaker
: a utensil or appliance in which coffee is brewed

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The coffee maker recommends pairing it with a Cold Brew, Iced Chai or Iced Flat White. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 May 2025 Here are the best AeroPress coffee makers and accessories, for the best coffee. Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 1 May 2025 And most coffee makers are made in China and Indonesia. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025 Most of us have damp coffee grounds in the coffee maker at the end of the day. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coffee maker

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coffee maker was in 1848

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“Coffee maker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20maker. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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coffeemaker

noun
cof·​fee·​mak·​er -ˌmā-kər How to pronounce coffeemaker (audio)
: a utensil or appliance in which coffee is brewed
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