dinner lady
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At lunchtime, dinner lady Mrs Smalley keeps an eye on the children who don't have enough food at home.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025
She underwent a period of rehab and started regular free counselling sessions while working first as a cleaner and later as a dinner lady.
From BBC • May 26, 2023
The Ballymena Daily says Kitty's community remembers her "her working as a dinner lady at St. Louis School."
From Fox News • Jun. 7, 2020
Where else do you hang out with a barrister, a dinner lady, a teenage mum and an actress?
From The Guardian • May 31, 2014
"All that money and he's still got hair like a dinner lady," spat Boy George of Elton John, who appeared to confront his receding hairline with various fancy treatments over the years.
From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2011
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