noun
General Slang
plongeur
· noun · kitchen
Dishwasher in a professional kitchen (French).
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French for 'diver' — the dishwasher, bottom rung of the brigade. Orwell immortalised the role in 'Down and Out in Paris and London': sixteen-hour shifts, scalding water, no glory. The job that holds the whole kitchen up.
“We're a plongeur down tonight — someone's gonna have to jump in the pit between courses.”
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plongeur In A Sentence
We're a plongeur down tonight — someone's gonna have to jump in the pit between courses.
Origin & Usage
French, literally 'diver'. Popularised in English by George Orwell's 'Down and Out in Paris and London' (1933).
Variants
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People Also Ask
What is a plongeur?
A plongeur is the dishwasher in a professional kitchen. It's a noun borrowed from French.
How do you use plongeur in a sentence?
"The plongeur was slammed with pots by the end of the dinner rush."
Where does the word plongeur come from?
It's a French word for a kitchen dishwasher, and it was popularised in English partly by George Orwell's account of working as a plongeur in Down and Out in Paris and London.
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