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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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Kiké Hernández worked the morning shift at a Raising Cane’s restaurant in Alhambra on Nov. 4, manning the fry cook station and serving customers at the drive-through window and inside counter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

"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

Previously, even a magnifying glass couldn’t capture those subtle plays-on-words and puns printed on the newspaper held by the fry cook.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 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

Only three people were left under the red and white awning of the grease joint: Grady, me, and the fry cook.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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