toaster
n. countablen. a kitchen machine that you use to make bread brown and crispy. You put slices of bread inside, and they pop up when they are ready.
n. an electrical appliance designed to brown sliced bread through exposure to radiant heat. Typically features vertical slots and a spring-loaded mechanism to eject the bread once the heating cycle is complete.
I put two slices of bread in the toaster for breakfast.
The new toaster has extra-wide slots so you can brown thick pieces of sourdough or bagels.
While modern kitchen designs often hide small appliances in cabinets, the classic chrome toaster remains a staple countertop item for most households.
From toast + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (patient suffix).
Countable; refers to the physical appliance rather than the process.