Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chief cook and bottle washer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: chief -cook and bot-tle wash-er
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

4

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone whose responsibilities include absolutely everything, from the highest level (chief cook) to the lowest (bottle washer).

Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: man Friday, gal Friday"
"Why sometimes I acts cook, steward, cabin boy, sailor, mate, and bottle washer, for matter 'f that, for there's on'y four on us aboard on her;"

Usage

Inflected Forms

chief cooks and bottle washers (plural) chief cook and bottle-washer (alternative)

Synonyms

bottlewasher do-all factotum head cook and bottle washer head chef and bottle washer man Friday gal Friday

Questions

What does chief cook and bottle washer mean?: Someone whose responsibilities include absolutely everything, from the highest level (chief cook) to the lowest (bottle washer).

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