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kitchenhand

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From kitchen + hand.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 廚房幫工 /厨房帮工 (chúfáng bānggōng) — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen
  • Finnish: keittiöapulainen — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen
  • French: commis de cuisine — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen
  • French: aide-cuisinier — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen
  • French: commis cuisinier — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen
  • German: Küchenhelfer — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen
  • Māori: ringawera — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen
  • Polish: pomocnik kuchenny — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen
  • Polish: pomocnica kuchenna — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen
  • Russian: помо́щник по́вара (pomóščnik póvara) — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen
  • Russian: помо́щница по́вара (pomóščnica póvara) — person who is employed to assist a cook in a kitchen