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 The chef and Michelin-star winner joined the competition as a judge alongside Paul Hollywood in 2017, replacing original judge Mary Berry, and judged more than 400 challenges during her tenure. — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Molly, a wannabe chef, bakes brownies spiked with pot and blue cheese. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Stone is the son of actress Lindsay Price (Beverly Hills, 90210) and celebrity chef Curtis Stone. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026 The hilarious moment happened during Today with Jenna & Sheinelle — the fourth hour of the Today show — when co-hosts Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones were conducting a live cooking segment with chef Alex Guarnaschelli. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chef
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  1. cook
  2. baker
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  • Brisbane, Australia — One of Australia’s most high-profile murder cases is back in court where a possible retrial, or an even longer prison sentence, awaits the home cook who used toxic mushrooms to kill three lunch guests.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Dausch and his team created a data-forward automation layer that changed the workflow, telling cooks not to make the pizza until the system knew with greater certainty that further down the chain, a driver would be available for pickup.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cook
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  • Founded by long-time friends, Isa Steyer and Billy Wright, who worked together at another great bakery, L'Appartement 4F, Steyer front of house, Wright as head baker.
    — Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Frankie dropped out of an engineering program at Stanford years before, and Molly could be a professional baker if her talents weren’t always diverted toward party antics.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of baker

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