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. —
Adam Shatz
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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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The setting is intimate and elemental: handmade ceramics, just 13 tables, and a quiet chef’s table in a separate room that leads into the kitchen, for those who want to witness the process up close.
—Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
New this year is a Best Ice Cream Flavor of the Year competition judged by celebrity chefs Claudia Sandoval, Zuliya Khawaja and Sam The Cooking Guy.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
The chef and production crew’s arrival in Harford County caused a bit of a sensation, with people swarming the restaurant and excitedly sharing photos on social media.
—Bryna Zumer, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2025
The menu here, which had been Mexican-leaning when chef Daniel del Prado was part of the operation, has switched to Japanese with a hint of Mexican sprinkled in.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
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Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
New this year is a Best Ice Cream Flavor of the Year competition judged by celebrity chefs Claudia Sandoval, Zuliya Khawaja and Sam The Cooking Guy.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
The chef and production crew’s arrival in Harford County caused a bit of a sensation, with people swarming the restaurant and excitedly sharing photos on social media.
—Bryna Zumer, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2025
The menu here, which had been Mexican-leaning when chef Daniel del Prado was part of the operation, has switched to Japanese with a hint of Mexican sprinkled in.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
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“Chef.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chef. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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: a chief cook
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