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a person who prepares food by some manner of heating
  • the restaurant hired a famous chef to raise the quality of its cuisine

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“Chef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chef. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021.

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