Meaning & use
commis
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A junior or apprentice chef working under the supervision of a more senior chef in a professional kitchen.
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She started her culinary career as a commis in a busy Paris restaurant.
The commis chef spent the morning prepping vegetables for the head chef.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French; typically appears in the phrase 'commis chef' within professional kitchen hierarchies.
Words with a similar meaning
apprentice chefjunior chef
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Words with an opposite meaning
head chef
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