"school dinner lady" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: school dinner ladies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=school dinner lady}} school dinner lady (plural school dinner ladies)
  1. (UK) A woman employed to prepare, serve or supervise school dinners. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Female people, Occupations, People Synonyms: dinner lady [UK, informal], lunch lady [US], school-dinner lady
    Sense id: en-school_dinner_lady-en-noun-gcT6Hhhp Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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