chef[chefchefs][ʃef][ʃef]noun
a professional cook, especially the most senior cook in a restaurant, hotel, etc. Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: French, literally head. Example Bank: • He took a job as a sous chef in a London hotel.
chef /ʃef/
noun [C]
a skilled and trained cook who works in a hotel or restaurant, especially the most important cook:
He is one of the top chefs in Britain.
She is head-chef at the Waldorf-Astoria.
chef /ˈʃɛf/ noun, plchefs[count] 1 : a professional cook who usually is in charge of a kitchen in a restaurant • 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 2 : a person who prepares food for people to eat : cook • My friend is an excellent chef.
