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Webster 1913 Edition

Broiler

Broil′er

,
Noun.
One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels.
What doth he but turn
broiler
, . . . make new libels against the church?
Hammond.

Broil′er

,
Noun.
1.
One who broils, or cooks by broiling.
2.
A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling, or the compartment in a stove where such a utensil is located.
3.
A chicken or other bird fit for broiling.
[Colloq.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Broiler

BROIL'ER

,
Noun.
One that excites broils; that which dresses by broiling.

Definition 2024

Broiler

Broiler

See also: broiler

German

Noun

Broiler m ‎(genitive Broilers, plural Broiler)

  1. (East Germany) broiler (chicken suitable for broiling)

Declension

broiler

broiler

See also: Broiler

English

Noun

broiler ‎(plural broilers)

  1. One who broils, or cooks by broiling.
  2. (cooking) A device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; a grill.
  3. A chicken suitable for broiling.
  4. (archaic) One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels.
    • Hammond
      What doth he but turn broiler, […] make new libels against the church?

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Etymology

From English broiler.

The exact way this term found its way into East German terminology is uncertain and subject to debate. One theory suggested that the Eastern Bloc attempted to breed chickens for consumption but failed, and thus had to import chickens from the USA. Another theory instead suggests that Bulgaria succeeded in breeding chickens and used the English loanword бройлери ‎(brojleri) to better market the product in the West.

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