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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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Anil Yadav, chief executive of Yadav Enterprises, reportedly got his start in the restaurant industry at age 17 as a fry cook at a California Jack in the Box.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

A number of restaurant chains have adopted the robotic fry cook, including Jack in the Box in San Diego, White Castle in the Midwest and CaliBurger on the West Coast, Bell said.

From Reuters Oct. 4, 2022

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

Bennie Adkins, a farmer’s son eager to see the world beyond Oklahoma, had quit college twice and was facing a future either as a fry cook or tilling the land.

From Washington Post Apr. 19, 2020

I jerked around to the fry cook, who was ripping off his apron.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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