Meanings
nounhead chef (plural head chefs)
plural head chefs
- The main chef in a restaurant, in charge of the kitchen and of the team of other chefs.
Synonyms: master chef, executive chef
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe main chef in a restaurant, in charge of the kitchen and of the team of other chefs.
Similar
master chefexecutive chef
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 主廚 /主厨
- 主廚 /主厨 (zhǔchú)main chef
Finnish pääkokki, keittiömestari
- pääkokkimain chef
- keittiömestarimain chef
German Chefkoch, Küchenchef
- Chefkochmain chef
- Küchenchefmain chef
Polish główny kucharz
- główny kucharzmain chef
Portuguese chef, chef principal
- chefmain chef
- chef principalmain chef
Swedish köksmästare
- köksmästaremain chef
Vietnamese bếp trưởng
- bếp trưởngmain chef
Cite this entry
APA
head chef. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20chef
MLA
“head chef.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20chef. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “head chef,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20chef.
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