prudhomme
Speech parts
1. prudhomme - Noun
2. Prudhomme - Proper noun
Meaning
A trustworthy citizen; a skilled workman. See Citation under 3d Commune, 1.
Source: Webster's dictionaryExamples
When I was a teenager, I worked in New Orleans for a chef named Paul Prudhomme. That was a very important time in my life as a chef. I developed my palate and learned a lot. And here I am now. I specialize in modern Mexican and contemporary Latin cuisines.
Mark Roy Jenkins was born in Prudhomme, near present-day Eunice, on September 10, 1893.
Dick and Ella Brennan brought in Prudhomme — the first American chef at a major New Orleans restaurant — a year after buying Commander’s Palace.
Production was interrupted by the death of star Heath Ledger in 2008, and Prudhomme told me the cast and crew felt that "his spirit was always hovering over us."
Prudhomme happened to be at the exhibit the day I visited.
Prudhomme, who came to costume design from a fine arts backround, is having a good year on the awards circuit; besides being nominated for an Oscar, she is up for a Costume Designer's Guild award in the fantasy category.