supercook

supercook

English

Etymology

    From super- + cook.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    supercook (plural supercooks)

    1. An exceptional cook.
      • 1951, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, God's Men:
        When America had finally swung into war he offered himself as a supercook and was actually put in charge of the mess halls and kitchens of barracks.
      • 2008, Robert Lee Scarborough, The Man Who Saved the United States:
        She was a supercook. In my mind she was the real Wonder Woman. There didn't seem to be anything she couldn't do.