subchef

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ chef.

Noun

subchef (plural subchefs)

  1. A subsidiary or assistant chef.
    Synonym: underchef
    Hypernyms: chef, cook
    Coordinate terms: chef, head chef, chief cook and bottle washer
    Near-synonyms: sous-chef, subcook, undercook, chef de partie, station chef, line cook (all sometimes synonymous)
    • 1989, Paul Zindel, Amazing and Death Defying Diary of Eugene Dingman, page 29:
      The subchefs were setting up foodstuffs. Assistants were grating cheese, making gravies, tossing lettuces.
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