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cooky

cooky

1 9.5
A person who cooks for workers on a ranch or at a camp
  • noun
  • /ˈkʊki/
  • Archaic
: cocinero

Examples

  • My father said, "How are the steaks tonight, Cooky?"

    Fiction book (1992)

  • "You wouldn't kid me, would you, Cooky?"

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The cooky prepared a hearty meal for the campers at the ranch.

  • Everyone praised the cooky for the delicious food served during the trip.

  • At the summer camp, the cooky made sure every child had enough to eat.

Synonyms

chef
vscooky
867 2.3

A professional cook who leads a restaurant or hotel kitchen

describes the ranch or camp worker role, not the senior restaurant position
cook
vscooky
339 1.0

A person who prepares food at home or at work

is specific to working at a ranch or camp rather than home
cookie
vscooky
  • Archaic
2 8.5

A person who prepares food for people at a camp or ranch

has identical meaning but is an alternate spelling for the same job

How Skilled

chef
867 2.3
cooky
  • Archaic
1 9.5
kitchen help
2 2.5

Surface Forms

cooky singular
cookys plural

Morphology

cooky = cook (semi-transparent) = cook + y

This is an archaic or dialectal variant of 'cook' formed with -y; the connection to 'cook' is clear but the suffix -y is not a standard agentive for most learners.

Etymology

Cooky comes from the everyday word cook with the friendly ending -y, so it literally means 'person who cooks'. That's why a cooky is the cook who works at a ranch or camp.