1. a kitchen servant who does menial work such as washing dishes and cleaning
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The scullion scrubbed pots and pans in the castle kitchen.
• In medieval times, a scullion was the lowest-ranking kitchen worker.
• The young scullion dreamed of becoming a cook someday.
• She started as a scullion but worked her way up to head cook.
• The scullion’s hands were red and raw from constant washing.
• Even the scullion knew the secret ingredient in the soup.