chief cook and bottle-washer

A form of chief cook and bottle washer — Someone whose responsibilities include absolutely everything, from the highest level (chief cook) to the lowest (bottle washer).

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Meanings

nounchief cook and bottle-washer (plural chief cooks and bottle-washers or chief cook and bottle-washers)

plural chief cooks and bottle-washers · plural chief cook and bottle-washers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chief cook and bottle washer.
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APA

chief cook and bottle-washer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20cook%20and%20bottle-washer

MLA

“chief cook and bottle-washer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20cook%20and%20bottle-washer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chief cook and bottle-washer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chief%20cook%20and%20bottle-washer.

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