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chief cooks and bottle washers

chief cooks and bottle washers is the plural of chief cook and bottle washer.

Meaning of chief cook and bottle washer

Noun

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

  1. (humorous, informal) Someone whose responsibilities include absolutely everything, from the highest level (chief cook) to the lowest (bottle washer).
    • Near-synonyms: man Friday, gal Friday

Questions about chief cooks and bottle washers

What is chief cooks and bottle washers the plural of?
Chief cooks and bottle washers is the plural of chief cook and bottle washer.

Words near chief cooks and bottle washers in the dictionary

  1. chief constables
  2. chief cook and bottle washer
  3. chief cook and bottle washers
  4. chief cook and bottle-washer
  5. chief cook and bottle-washers
  6. chief cooks and bottle washers
  7. chief cooks and bottle-washers
  8. chief editor
  9. chief editors
  10. chief executive
  11. chief executive officer

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