Etymology

poissonnier

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Today it means: In a large commercial kitchen, a cook tasked with preparing and cooking (and possibly selecting) fish and fish dishes. Full definition →

French poissonnier
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  1. French · borrowed frompoissonnier
  2. English todaypoissonnier

Borrowed from French poissonnier, from poisson (“fish”).

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