From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
2. A contrivance for roasting.
3. A pig, or other article of food fit for roasting.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment); "the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got"
3: flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting
4: a special cooking pan for roasting
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
78 Moby Thesaurus words for "roaster": Bantam, Cornish hen, banterer, banty, barn-door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, broiler, brooder, broody hen, caille, canard, caneton, capon, chaffer, chanticleer, chapon, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chicky, cock, cockerel, dindon, domestic fowl, drake, duck, duckling, dunghill fowl, faisan, fowl, fryer, game fowl, gander, gobbler, goose, gosling, grouse, guinea cock, guinea fowl, guinea hen, hen, hen turkey, hot day, jollyer, josher, kidder, oie, partlet, partridge, persifleur, pheasant, pigeon, pigeonneau, poulard, poulet, poult, poultry, pullet, quail, ragger, ribber, rooster, scorcher, setting hen, sizzler, spring chicken, squab, stewing chicken, summer day, tom, tom turkey, turkey, turkey gobbler, turkey-cock, twitter, volaille, wild duck
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