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From broil + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the chickens, + -er (patient suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
broiler
Today it means: A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling. Full definition →
Today it means: A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling. Full definition →
From broil + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the chickens, + -er (patient suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.