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yogurt maker

yogurt maker noun: an electrical device for making yogurt.

yogurt maker: an electrical device for making yogurt
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Noun

yogurt maker (plural yogurt makers)

  1. An electrical device for making yogurt.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yogurt, maker.
    • ᶜWide range of traditional occupations with varying incomes such as yogurt makers, liver sellers, teahouse workers (Qahveh-chi), ice cream sellers, vegetable sellers, cloth sellers, shoemakers, carpenters, tailors, builders, blacksmiths, grocers, drapers, glass-blowers, (petty) brokers...1993, Mansoor Moaddel, Class, Politics, and Ideology in the Iranian Revolution, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 117
    • Yogurt was emerging as America’s favorite health food in an increasingly health-conscious society. Not only that, but yogurt was winning consumers by tasting good. It was leaving behind its reputation as a tart, curdled taste experience. It evolved from diet food, milk substitute, and the base for...1997, Gregory K. Ericksen, “Gary Hirshberg: Stonyfield Farm: ‘A Business Plan for the Future: Hope’”, in What’s Luck Got to Do with It? Twelve Entrepreneurs Reveal the Secrets Behind Their Success...

Examples of yogurt maker in a sentence

  • As yogurt makers sweetened the product to appeal to the American palate, consumption soared.1997, Gregory K. Ericksen, “Gary Hirshberg: Stonyfield Farm: ‘A Business Plan for the Future: Hope’”, in What’s Luck Got to Do with It?...
  • Yogurt makers have been as active as the cultures in their products over the past few years, coming up with a host of new creations, packaging, and pitches.2002 March, “Cultural affairs”, in Consumer Reports, volume 67, number 3, Yonkers, N.Y.: Consumers Union, →ISSN, page 32, column 1:
  • It was a pivotal moment for us as yogurt makers, both emotionally and commercially.2008, Gary Hirshberg, “Nurturing Those Who Nurture the Earth”, in Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World, New York, N.Y....

Forms of yogurt maker

pluralyogurt makers
alternative formyogurt-maker

Questions about yogurt maker

What does yogurt maker mean?
Yogurt maker means an electrical device for making yogurt.
How do you use yogurt maker in a sentence?
As yogurt makers sweetened the product to appeal to the American palate, consumption soared.
What part of speech is yogurt maker?
Yogurt maker is a noun.
What is the plural of yogurt maker?
The plural of yogurt maker is yogurt makers.

Words near yogurt maker in the dictionary

  1. yogurd
  2. yogurt
  3. yogurt knitter
  4. yogurt knitters
  5. yogurt knitting
  6. yogurt maker
  7. yogurt makers
  8. yogurt-knitter
  9. yogurt-knitters
  10. yogurt-knitting
  11. yogurt-maker

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