chef

noun

ˈshef How to pronounce chef (audio)
Definition of chefnext
as in cook
a person who prepares food by some manner of heating the restaurant hired a famous chef to raise the quality of its cuisine

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Recent Examples of chef Misadventure and misbehavior leave him stranded on the porch of a sympathetic chef and restaurateur (Antonio Banderas), whose kitchen offers a tumult of volatile personalities and whose soulful wisdom confers a sense of adult responsibilities. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 The Marina level beach club on Evrima Luxury cruise lines often include celebrity chefs, designer boutiques, and premium beauty products. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Banderas’s new film, Tony, is a biopic following the early life and career of the legendary chef Anthony Bourdain. — Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 The chef and his Horn Barbecue had earned a James Beard Award nomination. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chef
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chef
  1. cook
  2. baker
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  • The answer was in a push-pull between Banderas’ chef and Leo Woodall’s bad-boy cook Sal.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Leo Woodall’s brash cook Sal blends Dmitri from Kitchen Confidential with the unnamed sous chef Bourdain later describes working with in New York.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of cook
Noun
  • The owner refuses to listen, so the baker either promises the impossible or watches the project fail during baking, where mistakes are most costly.
    — Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Farmers make up 82% of vendors, and the rest are cheesemakers, bakers and confectioners.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of baker

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