sous-chef

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I found him ten years afterwards a _sous-chef de gare_ on the Belgian frontier.

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  • Elisa Loyo Gutierrez was found hanging by an electrical cord in an office at the Fontana Leisure Park, where she was working as a sous-chef. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Gutierrez, who would have turned 26 Thursday, was found hanged by an electrical cord in an unused office at the resort where she had been working as a sous-chef since September. —  Ottawa Sun
  • Gutierrez, who would have turned 26 today, was found hanged by an electrical cord in an unused office at the resort where she had been working as a sous-chef since September. —  Toronto Sun
  • Ah, the things a sous-chef does for lovely confiture! —  French Word-A-Day
  • One question is soon cleared up when Forgione explains that the dish's origins were in a watermelon and tomato salad served at BLT (where Forgione was previously a sous-chef). —  New York Press
 

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  1. French : sous, under + chef, chef.
 

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