subcook

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noun

A subsidiary or assistant cook.

“Near-synonyms: sous-chef, subchef, underchef, chef de partie, station chef, line cook (all sometimes synonymous)”

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Meanings

nounsubcook (plural subcooks)

plural subcooks

  1. A subsidiary or assistant cook.

    Near-synonyms: sous-chef, subchef, underchef, chef de partie, station chef, line cook (all sometimes synonymous)

    1 more example

    Spangler had seen that the senior cooks, the subcooks and the apprentice cooks were all large, powerful men.

    2016, Noel Behn, The Shadowboxer

    Synonyms: undercook, sous-chef, subchef, underchef, chef de partie, station chef, line cook

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA subsidiary or assistant cook.

Similar
undercooksous-chefsubchefunderchefchef de partiestation chefline cook
Also see
chef de partiesubchefunderchefundercook

Origin

From sub- + cook.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“subcook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcook.

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