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fry cook

American  

noun

  1. a cook who mainly prepares fried foods, as at a lunch counter.


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"It's taken a little too long in my opinion," said Daniel Busby, 33, a fry cook at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino operated by Caesars, before the deal was reached.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023

He went to high school in Magnolia, Ark. After graduating, he worked as a fry cook at a local restaurant.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023

Fans have tapped into the old habits of a fry cook, air-frying anything they get hold of and hoping it works.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022

After his wife leaves him, a fry cook emulates a TV superhero and transforms himself into a costumed vigilante.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2019

In the past Mrs. Cripe had a fry cook and another lady working the counter.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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