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chef

noun

ˈshef

Definition of chef

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

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This includes — but is not limited to — nurses at state hospitals and prisons, cooks employed by the California Highway Patrol academy and counselors at the California School for the Deaf.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
That’s where recipe developers who work at magazines or in food media come into play, because my entire job for the past six or seven years has been to make sure that recipes work for the home cook.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

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The notion of the bakers just getting a bunch of stuff, no recipe, and little time to prepare is the kind of high-wire act that usually makes reality television sing.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
The show is hosted by Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond, who never fail to bring the laughs as the home bakers succeed, or seize, under pressure.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of baker

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