sous-chef

[ soo-shef; French soo-shef ]

noun

, plural sous-chefs [soo, -shefs, soo-, shef].

1. the second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sous-chef¹

< French, equivalent to sous under (< Latin subtus (adv.) underneath, below) + chef chef

Example Sentences

Their place in the Village would cost $7,500 a month in rent nowadays— hard to afford on Rachel's salary as a café waitress and Monica's job as a sous chef.

From Salon

Liza Colón-Zayas earned her first Emmy on Sunday, winning in the outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series category for her role as sous chef Tina Marrero on FX's "The Bear."

From Salon

“It’s a hub, a meeting place. Everybody eats together, MPs queue up with the general staff... they all stand together and chat,” sous chef Terry tells me proudly as we talk beside a vat of soup.

From BBC

For the next 15 years, I traveled the country, working back and forth between New York City and the West Coast, cooking my way up the ranks from sous chef to chef de cuisine and eventually executive chef, with some of the country’s most celebrated talents.

From Salon

"Season 10, I had on my resume, three cook jobs, and I was a current sous chef," she tells them.

From Salon