chef

[shef]
noun
1.
the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff.
2.
any cook.

Origin:
1835–45; < French; see chief

chef, chief.
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chef (ʃɛf) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a cook, esp the principal cook in a restaurant
 
[C19: from French, from Old French chief head, chief]

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Chef is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Main Entry:  chef
Part of Speech:  vi
Definition:  to cook, esp. in a skilled or professional manner
Etymology:  1960-65
Usage:  cheffed, cheffing
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Word Origin & History

chef
1826, from Fr. chef de cuisine, lit. "head of the kitchen," from O.Fr. chief "leader, ruler, head" (see chief).
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Example sentences
If you know someone who likes to cook, you can't go wrong with a great chef's knife.
One of my brothers is a chef and he loves to cook in it when he visits my kitchen.
Tuna tartare is one of those dishes that acts as a canvas for a chef's culinary sensibilities.
One can be trained to be a chef or educated in the culinary arts.
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