cuisinier

French cuisinier

cuisinier (plural cuisiniers)

1. (dated) A cook or chef, especially in French contexts.
   • 1859, Thomas William J. Connolly, The Romance of the Ranks

     The servants, though much amused at my appearance, pitied me, while the cuisinier, doing his best to soothe me, made clear the reason of the disturbance.

From Vulgar Latin *coquīnārium, or a later formation corresponding to cuisine +‎ -ier.

• IPA^(key): /kɥi.zi.nje/

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cuisinier m (plural cuisiniers, feminine cuisinière)

1. cook; chef (someone who cooks)

   Mon père est un bon cuisinier. - My father is a good cook.

• cuisine
• cuisiner

• “cuisinier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.