# broiler

/ˈbɹɔɪɫɝ/ (US) · /bɹˈɔɪlɐ/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/broiler
Updated: 2026-10-16

## Definition

a young chicken raised for meat that is cooked with strong direct heat. People also call the very hot top part of an oven a broiler.

For teachers: a young chicken reared for meat and suited to cooking by direct high heat; also the overhead high-heat element or compartment in an oven used for browning or crisping food.

## Examples

- She cooks a small broiler for Sunday dinner.
- He puts the chicken under the broiler to make the skin crisp and golden.
- After years of slow roasting, she finished the duck under the broiler, watching the skin blister and darken in minutes.

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