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chef (s̸hef)

noun

  1. a cook in charge of a kitchen, as of a restaurant; head cook
  2. any cook

Etymology: Fr < chef de cuisine, lit., head of the kitchen: see chief

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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