plural chefs
1
: a skilled professional cook
a trained chef
specifically
: one who is in charge of a professional kitchen
I wrote to the chef of an acclaimed New American restaurant on the Upper East Side about my food experiences. He invited me to spend a few days in the kitchen on a trial basis. —
Adam Shatz
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: cook
chef
intransitive verb
Examples of chef in a Sentence
The hotel's chef trained at the finest culinary institutes in Europe.
He's the head chef at a five-star restaurant.
a celebrity chef with her own TV show
My friend is an excellent chef.
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Best Amazon Outlet Black Friday Kitchen Deals Amazon’s outlet section is full of kitchen deals, including gifts that are perfect for hostesses, the home chef in your life, and maybe even coworkers.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2024
Fish Wife, Cantabrian anchovies three-pack, $27 Every home cook, pro chef and food lover knows that a good quality anchovy is a pantry staple.
—Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Photo : Snap-Shot Photography The chef’s kitchen flows out to the backyard.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
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: a chief cook
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