fry cook

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

In early 1980, I was a wannabe poet working as a fry cook in Long Beach ...

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

"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

“Eddie used to be fry cook at the San Carlos for a while.”

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck