"lift girl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lift girls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lift girl (plural lift girls)
  1. a female lift (elevator) operator. Related terms: liftboy
    Sense id: en-lift_girl-en-noun-nam775rb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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