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dinner lady

noun

  1. a female cook or canteen worker in a school

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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She was only meant to provide cover for one week as a school dinner lady - but Pat Limb stayed and is still working there 40 years on.

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At lunchtime, dinner lady Mrs Smalley keeps an eye on the children who don't have enough food at home.

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Holding retired in 2020, at the age of 72, having previously spent 20 years as a dinner lady and housekeeper in a local school.

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She underwent a period of rehab and started regular free counselling sessions while working first as a cleaner and later as a dinner lady.

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"You were my dinner lady!... But what are you doing here?"

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