THE FIRST WORD

plongeur
Eventually, Orwell finds work as a plongeur, washing dishes in an expensive hotel where a double door divides the chic restaurant from the filth and chaos of the kitchens.

In bigger restaurants, a worker called a marmiton would be responsible for washing pots and pans. A restaurant may also have an argentier, who polishes the silver. All are part of the "brigade de cuisine"—the kitchen staff. Plongeur also means "diver."