sous-chef

[ soo-shef; French soo-shef ]

/ ˈsuˌʃɛf; French suˈʃɛf /

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

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

After the show, Executive Chef Michael Franey explained the process by which the theater selects its menu.
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In Japan, the master blender is the most important person in the production process and is as revered as a chef.
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I innocently wrote a letter home to my mother telling her how great the French chef was in the headquarters canteen.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I was picked up by a young chef and his wife, who were amused to find a lost English person dressed in a traditional outfit.
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As usual the dinner was recherché, for the Pandemonium chef enjoyed a world-wide reputation.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
It is the quiet chef lieu of the Allier, and was once the capital of the Bourbonnais.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Cette pierre possède la propriété de se reduire en fibres perpendiculairement à sa longueur sous un effort très faible.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
She cultivated a witty habit of speech, the society of cabinet ministers, and her chef was a celebrity.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Le nombre des Marchaux fut limit et non augment sous la Restoration.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various