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The definition of a chef is a person who cooks for a living, or a cook who manages a kitchen staff.
(noun)Someone who has a job cooking at a fine dining restaurant is an example of a chef.
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See chef in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a cook in charge of a kitchen, as of a restaurant; head cook
- any cook
Origin: Fr < chef de cuisine, lit., head of the kitchen: see chief
See chef in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A cook, especially the chief cook of a large kitchen staff.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , short for chef de cuisine, head of the kitchen; see Chief
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