sauciern.
/ˈsəʊsjeɪ/, /ˈsɔːsjeɪ/, U.S. /ˈsɔsiˌeɪ/, /ˈsɑsiˌeɪ/, /ˌsɔsiˈeɪ/, /ˌsɑsiˈeɪ/ 1. A chef who is responsible for sauces, gravies, and sautéing, and sometimes also for stews and hot appetizers.
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1878 Daily Tel. 29 July 5/4 The sauciers, or purveyors of sauces and zests, were not allowed to roast meat for their customers.
1883 County Gentleman 14 Apr. 423/3 The chef of the establishment is paid a thousand a year, and the saucier £600.
1961 Evening Standard 14 Sept. 29/3 (advt.) Saucier required for first class London Club. Interesting position with good wages.
1980 J. Cartwright Horse of Darius xvii. 269 Chef Leon..took three under-chefs, a saucier, a vegetable cook, and his dessert chef.
2014 Time Out Kuala Lumpur Mar. 32/1 She..worked as a saucier in a fine dining restaurant in Singapore.
2. A type of saucepan designed for use in making sauces; (now) esp. a bowl-shaped, fairly shallow pan, typically with a relatively long handle. Also more fully saucier pan.
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1978 Sarasota (Florida) Jrnl. 20 Apr. 16 a (advt.) 1-qt. saucier/double boiler.
1981 Washington Post 28 Jan. a16 (advt.) 2½-qt. saucier pan w/cover.
2002 J. Rodgers Zuni Cafe Cookbk. 225 A sauté pan, flared brasier, or saucier pan will work, as long as it is at least 2 inches deep.
2017 i-Independent (Nexis) 18 Oct. (First ed.) 30 Combine the water, corn syrup, sugar, butter, and vanilla seeds in a three-quart stainless steel saucier..and gently stir.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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