Definitions
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- noun The
fish cook . In a large commercial kitchen, a cook tasked with preparing and cooking (and possibly selecting) fish and fish dishes.
Etymologies
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French cooking term, from the french word for fish: poisson
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Examples
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M (bewildered, nestling chin on F's shoulder): So le poissonier is a thief.
Watershed 2010
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M (bewildered, nestling chin on F's shoulder): So le poissonier is a thief.
Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999
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So, le poissonier is a thief - that amuses, does it? "
Watershed 2010
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And perhaps I’ll prepare it “chez moi” this time…if not fresh from the poissonier, then I’ll check out Picard near me and kill two…errrr…well, you get the point here, non?
Octopus You Can Make at Home - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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So, le poissonier is a thief - that amuses, does it? "
Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999
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