料理人|りょうりにんryourinin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncook; chef
   その料理人りょうりにんは彼かれの信しんじられないほどの食欲しょくよくに驚おどろいた。↗

   The cook was astonished at his incredible appetite.

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  Synonym調理師ちょうりしNeutralA cook who holds the national licence; the word stresses the credential, while 「料理人」 refers to anyone who cooks for a living, with or without one.
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  Synonym板前いたまえNeutralA chef of Japanese cuisine; the word is specific to washoku, unlike 「料理人」, a general term covering all cuisines.
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  SynonymコックNeutralA loanword mostly for cooks of Western food; the focus is Western-style, unlike 「料理人」, a general term covering all cuisines.
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  Synonym料理番りょうりばんNeutralSomeone in charge of preparing meals; the word has an old-fashioned flavour, unlike 「料理人」, the common modern general term.
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  Synonym板場いたばNeutralOriginally the kitchen area, but also used for the chef; leans toward Japanese restaurants, unlike the cuisine-neutral 「料理人」.
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  Synonym板さんいたさんCasualA friendly colloquial form of 「板前」; used for the chefs at sushi bars and other Japanese restaurants, while 「料理人」 spans all cuisines.
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  Related賄いまかないNeutralMainly means staff meals or boarding, though it can also mean the person who cooks; 「料理人」 refers strictly to cooking as a profession.
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  Related厨夫ちゅうふWrittenA male kitchen worker; a written, archaic word rarely used today, unlike 「料理人」, the standard general term.
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  Related賄い方まかないかたNeutralSomeone who cooks and also manages the meals; dated, unlike 「料理人」, the current general term.
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  Related炊婦すいふWrittenA woman hired to do the cooking; an old-fashioned word, unlike 「料理人」, a general term regardless of gender.
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  Related飯炊きめしたきCasualColloquial for cooking rice or for the person who does it; carries a demeaning tone, unlike the neutral occupational term 「料理人」.
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  Related炊夫すいふWrittenA man hired to do the cooking; an old-fashioned word, unlike 「料理人」, a general term regardless of gender.
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  Related煮方にかたNeutralAlso means a way of cooking; as a person, it is the cook in charge of simmering in a Japanese kitchen's division of labour, unlike the general 「料理人」.
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  Related包丁人ほうちょうにんWrittenA written, archaic name for a cook who prepares meals for a living; rarely used today, while 「料理人」 is the current general term.

Use 「料理人」 as the default general term for anyone who cooks for a living, as in 「一流の料理人」. Say 「調理師」 for a licensed cook, 「板前」 for a Japanese-cuisine chef, 「板さん」 as its friendly spoken form, and 「コック」 mostly for Western-style cooks. Most others are dated or specialised — 「板場」 can mean the kitchen itself, 「賄い」 mainly staff meals — so 「料理人」 is the safe choice.

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1. 料理りょうりを作つくる職業しょくぎょう。