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CHEF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chef mean?
• CHEF (noun)
The noun CHEF has 1 sense:
1. a professional cook
Familiarity information: CHEF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A professional cook
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("chef" is a kind of...):
cook (someone who cooks food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chef"):
cordon bleu (a chef famous for his great skill)
pastry cook (a chef who specializes in pastry)
Context examples
As an Aquarius, you tend to like vegetarian or light fare, so look to see if you can find a special-occasion restaurant with a menu that’s plant based and where the menu items are prepared in a new way by a highly creative master chef.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
She looked at me and laughed pointlessly. Then she flounced over to the dog, kissed it with ecstasy and swept into the kitchen, implying that a dozen chefs awaited her orders there.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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