English Explanatory Dictionary

chief cook and bottle washer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chief cook and bottle washer.wav

Word forms

chief cook and bottle washer chief cooks and bottle washers chief cook and bottle-washer head cook and bottle washer head cook and bottle-washer head chef and bottle-washer

Synonyms

bottlewasher do-all factotum man Friday gal Friday
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