Chef vs. Commis: What's the Difference?
Chef and Commis Definitions
Chef
A cook, especially the chief cook of a large kitchen staff.
Commis
(obsolete) A deputy or clerk of a foreign official
Chef
The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
Commis
An assistant to a chef
Chef
The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.
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Chef
Any cook.
Chef
(slang) One who manufactures illegal drugs; a cook.
Chef
(historical) A reliquary in the shape of a head.
Chef
To work as a chef; to prepare and cook food professionally.
Chef
To stab with a knife, to shank.
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Chef
A chief or head person.
Chef
The head cook of large establishment, as a club, a family, etc.
Chef
Same as Chief.
Chef
A professional cook
