plural chefs
1
: a skilled professional cook
a trained chef
specifically
: one who is in charge of a professional kitchen
I wrote to the chef of an acclaimed New American restaurant on the Upper East Side about my food experiences. He invited me to spend a few days in the kitchen on a trial basis. —
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: cook
chef
intransitive verb
Examples of chef in a Sentence
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
My friend is an excellent chef.
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Beef sales are very strong, chef Denise Shavandy wrote in an email.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
French pastry chef Yann Couvreur, whose patisserie is located a few blocks away in Wynwood, has created a dessert menu of French-Japanese desserts like a mango, coconut and passion fruit cake and black sesame ice cream topped with matcha and served with Liger’s chocolate chip cookie.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The celebrity chef famously sunk her multimillion-dollar cooking empire amid accusations of racist behavior.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
On Saturday, enjoy the Grand Tasting on the lawn of Magers Field at Fort Marcy Park, an elegant affair that features premier wines from around the world and gourmet bites created by Santa Fe’s local chefs.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
French pastry chef Yann Couvreur, whose patisserie is located a few blocks away in Wynwood, has created a dessert menu of French-Japanese desserts like a mango, coconut and passion fruit cake and black sesame ice cream topped with matcha and served with Liger’s chocolate chip cookie.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The celebrity chef famously sunk her multimillion-dollar cooking empire amid accusations of racist behavior.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
On Saturday, enjoy the Grand Tasting on the lawn of Magers Field at Fort Marcy Park, an elegant affair that features premier wines from around the world and gourmet bites created by Santa Fe’s local chefs.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Chef.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chef. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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chef
noun1
: a chief cook
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