plain cook

noun

A cook who can prepare various ordinary dishes but who has no particular specialism or expertise.

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Meanings

nounplain cook (plural plain cooks)

plural plain cooks

  1. archaicA cook who can prepare various ordinary dishes but who has no particular specialism or expertise.
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APA

plain cook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20cook

MLA

“plain cook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20cook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plain cook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20cook.

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