"chief cook and bottle washer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chief cooks and bottle washers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|chief cooks and bottle washers}} chief cook and bottle washer (plural chief cooks and bottle washers)
  1. (humorous, informal) Someone whose responsibilities include absolutely everything, from the highest level (chief cook) to the lowest (bottle washer) Tags: humorous, informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms: chief cook and bottle-washer, head cook and bottle washer, head cook and bottle-washer, head chef and bottle-washer Related terms: factotum
    Sense id: en-chief_cook_and_bottle_washer-en-noun-sOYQ6DE6 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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