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dinner lady

Noun

Meaning

dinner lady (plural dinner ladies)

(Britain, informal) A woman employed to serve food in a school or work canteen.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

My dad was a labourer and my mum had exactly the same job as Noel Gallagher's mum - she was a dinner lady at our local school. Everyone comes over from Ireland and they get the same jobs. Danny Boyle

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