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dinner lady
noun
a female cook or canteen worker in a school
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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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