chef

noun

ˈshef How to pronounce chef (audio)
Definition of chefnext
as in cook
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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Recent Examples of chef Marco Pierre White at Harveys The concept of the celebrity chef existed before 24-year-old Marco Pierre White opened Harveys in London in 1987. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 One of my favorite features looked at the Asian and Asian American chefs who were leading the way in bringing Boston some of the most exciting restaurants to date. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 Susskind, a former chef and restaurant operator, isn’t against automation. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 In addition to traditional groceries, Wegmans offers customers a variety of restaurant-style foods prepared on-site by chefs throughout the day. — Chase Jordan october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chef
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chef
  1. cook
  2. baker
Noun
  • Everyone must be ready for anything, and as 100 becomes 50, the kitchen slowly empties and the competition intensifies until one cook eventually walks away victorious.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Content creator Leah Victoria has turned the recipes she's known for online @leahscucina into a new cookbook full of recipes for busy parents, at-home cooks and anyone looking to speed up their dinner routine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of cook
Noun
  • Unlike the baker, the designer had never been asked to provide services for a same-sex couple’s wedding.
    — Mark Satta, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • There are more than 34,000 bakers across France churning out around 6 billion baguettes each year, according to the national federation of bakeries and patisseries, which says that about one quarter of them use oil- or gas-fired ovens.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of baker

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“Chef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chef. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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