cook
n. countablen. someone who prepares and makes food for people to eat. You use this word for anyone from a person at home to a professional in a kitchen.
n. a person who prepares food for consumption. While often used for domestic or non-professional contexts, it also serves as a general term for anyone engaged in culinary preparation.
My father is a great cook who makes delicious pasta.
The restaurant hired a new cook to handle the busy breakfast shift on weekends.
Even a talented cook must master the fundamental techniques of heat management and seasoning before attempting the complex recipes found in haute cuisine.
From cook. Doublet of Koch and Kok.
Often confused with 'cooker', which refers to the appliance rather than the person.
My mother is a good cooker.My mother is a good cook.A 'cook' is a person who makes food; a 'cooker' is the machine or stove used to heat the food.