"underchef" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underchef.wav Forms: underchefs [plural]
Etymology: From under- + chef. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|chef}} under- + chef Head templates: {{en-noun}} underchef (plural underchefs)
  1. A subordinate chef. Synonyms: subchef Hypernyms: chef#Noun, cook#Noun Coordinate_terms: chef, head chef, chief cook and bottle washer

Inflected forms

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