1. A junior chef or apprentice in a professional kitchen, typically assisting senior chefs with basic food preparation tasks.
Usage: culinary; from French

Examples

• The commis spent the morning prepping vegetables for the evening service.
• She started as a commis in a Michelin-starred restaurant to learn classical French cooking techniques.
• The head chef assigned the commis to work the sauce station.
• Every commis dreams of eventually becoming a sous chef.
• The commis carefully followed the recipe while the executive chef supervised.