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culinarian

culinarian noun: a chef.

Noun

culinarian (plural culinarians)

  1. A chef.

Adjective

culinarian (comparative more culinarian, superlative most culinarian)

  1. (rare) Culinary.
    • This was the accompte, that the culinarian Doctour made of S. GREGORY the great; one of the holiest, & learnedst doctours, that euer breathed in the CATHOLIQVE Church;* […]1609, Humfrey Leech, A Triumph of Truth. Or Declaration of the Doctrine Concerning Euangelicall Counsayles; […], [Douai]: [ […] L. Kellam], page 13; republished in Early English Books Online, Ann...
    • Cham in Noahs family, or Dathan in Moses Policie, coulde not haue vented out more loathsome vn∣seemely speeches, then this your Culinarian Title of him, whom you were bound to, not only for the par∣ticipation of Gods blessings to you in his learning, wisedome, governement; but especially for his...1610, Daniell Price, The Defence of Truth against a Booke Falsely Called The Triumph of Truth Sent over from Arras A. D. 1609. By Humfrey Leech Late Minister. […], Oxford, Oxon: […] Joseph Barnes...

Examples of culinarian in a sentence

  • And what are the Do∣ctrines which your Hall wonders serue to confirme? are they not Culinarian Theorems which they striue to support?1615, Nick-groome of the Hobie-Stable Regino Burgi [pseudonym; Edward Hoby], A Curry-Combe for a Coxe-Combe. Or Purgatories Knell. In...
  • He recognized, certainly, the culinarian art when at its highest, but he did not fret for the want of it.2008, Allan Mallinson, Warrior, London: Bantam Press, →ISBN, page 130:
  • In addition, you will discover some Jamaican customs and practices as well as have the opportunity to hone your culinarian skills in preparing some of the island’s delicious cuisine and exotic drinks.2019, Sheila R. Smart, “Introduction”, in Jamaica Taste the Island: History, Culture, Cuisine, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:

Forms of culinarian

Noun
pluralculinarians
Adjective
comparativemore culinarian
superlativemost culinarian

Origin of culinarian

From culinary + -an.

From Latin culīnārius + -an.

Questions about culinarian

What does culinarian mean?
Culinarian means a chef.
How do you use culinarian in a sentence?
And what are the Do∣ctrines which your Hall wonders serue to confirme? are they not Culinarian Theorems which they striue to support?
What part of speech is culinarian?
Culinarian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of culinarian?
The plural of culinarian is culinarians.

Words near culinarian in the dictionary

  1. culicomorph
  2. culicomorphs
  3. culifolin
  4. Culilang
  5. culilawan
  6. culinarian
  7. culinarians
  8. culinarily
  9. culinarily challenged
  10. culinary
  11. culinary art

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