sous-chef

[ soo-shef; French soo-shef ]

noun,plural sous-chefs

[soo-shefs; French soo-shef]. /ˈsuˌʃɛfs; French suˈʃɛf/.

the second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef.

Origin of sous-chef

<French, equivalent to sous under (<Latin subtus (adv.) underneath, below) + chefchef

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Later, as a sous-chef and chef people would not respect my authority.
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For years, McFarland had been the sous chef at the popular Pearl Oyster Bar in Greenwich Village.
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He began as a dishwasher, then became a “prep drone,” “line-cook,” and eventually sous chef.
America's Bad Boy Chef | Jacob Bernstein | June 13, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
The 32-year-old then went abroad to the prestigious Bank restaurant in London where he worked as sous chef for one year.
Fresh Picks | Adam Woodfield | May 4, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
After he graduated, Eli returned to Atlanta and reunited with Blais, working as his sous chef at One.
Fresh Picks | Eli Kirshtein | February 23, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

I found him ten years afterwards a sous-chef de gare on the Belgian frontier.
The Belovd Vagabond | William J. Locke

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