fry cook
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
At Stonewall Jackson High School, Riggleman played running back, wooed a girl named Christine Blair over Wendy’s burgers and worked as a fry cook, farmhand and roofer.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2018
“Eddie used to be fry cook at the San Carlos for a while.”
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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