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Meaning of chief cook and bottle washer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

humorous, informal

Examples

“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;”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

chief editor chief executive chief executive officer chief experience officer chief financial officer chief hare