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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.
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chef (ʃɛf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a cook, esp the principal cook in a restaurant | |
| [C19: from French, from Old French chief head, | |
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Chef
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | chef |
| Part of Speech: | vi |
| Definition: | to cook, esp. in a skilled or professional manner |
| Etymology: | 1960-65 |
| Usage: | cheffed, cheffing |
Etymonline
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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