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Definition of chef : 1. A chief of head person.
2. Same as Chief.
3. The head cook of large establishment, as a club, a family, etc.

Synonyms:

head of the kitchen, cook, ingestion, servant

Usage examples:

• He imparted his embarrassment to his chef: " 'Be of good faith, your Eminence, ' was the reply, 'both shall appear and enjoy the reception so justly their due. - "The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte", Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton.
• For anything I know my fourth sub- chef may be an agent of some European Government. - "The Grand Babylon Hotel", Arnold Bennett.
• " I guess it was your friend the assistant chef," said Mrs. Mifflin. - "The Haunted Bookshop", Christopher Morley.