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noun
- the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff.
- any cook.
noun
- a cook, esp the principal cook in a restaurant
“head cook,” 1830, from French chef, short for chef de cuisine, literally “head of the kitchen,” from Old French chief “leader, ruler, head” (see chief (n.)).