kitchener C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈkɪtʃənər/ UK /ˈkɪtʃənə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person in charge of a kitchen; also a kind of cooking range The monastery's kitchener rose before dawn to prepare the bread. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person in charge of a... cookchefrangestove Word family Related forms kitchencook Etymology AI details From kitchen (Old English cycene, from Late Latin cocina, ultimately from Latin coquere, 'to cook') + the agent suffix -er. cycene Old English coquere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # kitchener **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɪtʃənər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɪtʃənə/ ## Meanings 1. a person in charge of a kitchen; also a kind of cooking range ## Examples - The monastery's kitchener rose before dawn to prepare the bread. ## Synonyms - cook - chef - range - stove ## Related Forms - kitchen - cook ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cycene - Root: coquere ## Etymology From kitchen (Old English cycene, from Late Latin cocina, ultimately from Latin coquere, 'to cook') + the agent suffix -er. ## AI Etymology Kitchener comes from kitchen (Old English cycene, from Late Latin cocina, ultimately from Latin coquere, 'to cook') + the agent suffix -er. The etymological trail includes Old English cycene, Latin coquere. The same word family includes kitchen, cook. Its current noun use means "a person in charge of a kitchen; also a kind of cooking range". ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown