/ ˈkɒmi; NAmE ˈkɑːmi/ ( pl. com·mis /ˈkɒmi; NAmE ˈkɑːmi/) (also ˌcommis ˈchef ) noun
a junior cook who works in a kitchen
—compare chef , sous-chef
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WORD ORIGIN
1930s: from French , deputy, clerk, past participle of commettre entrust, from Latin committere (in medieval Latin put into custody), from com- with + mittere put or send.