Short-order cook

/ʃˈɔːtˈɔːdə kˈʊk/

/ʃˈɔːɹtˈɔːɹdɚ kˈʊk/

Short-order cook

someone whose job is preparing food that can be quickly or easily cooked

Examples

1. But I did get a job as a short-order cook in a deli.

2. He found a job as a short-order cook, and he saved up his money by working overtime.

3. Now, we're gonna take a page out of the short-order cook's handbook.

4. It tastes like a delicious heart attack, and it seems like the invention of a stoned short-order cook.