broiler
nounUK /ˈbrɔɪlə/
US /ˈbrɔɪlər/
A broiler is a young chicken that people raise to eat.
The farmer keeps a hundred broilers in the big shed.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A broiler is a part of an oven or grill that gets very hot and cooks food from above.
She put the cheese on top and slid the dish under the broiler.
3. A broiler can mean a person whose job is to cook food by grilling it.
The broiler at the steakhouse works the hottest station in the kitchen.
4. A broiler is a very hot day, especially in the phrase 'a real broiler'.
With no shade at the beach, it turned into a real broiler by noon.