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school-dinner lady

school-dinner lady is the alternative spelling of school dinner lady.

Meaning of school dinner lady

Noun

school dinner lady (plural school dinner ladies)

  1. (UK) A woman employed to prepare, serve or supervise school dinners.
    • The action is in support of schooldinner ladies who have been told by the county council that their holiday pay is being stopped.[1982 May 25, “Pupils may be sent home”, in Herald Express, page 2

Forms of school-dinner lady

pluralschool-dinner ladies

Questions about school-dinner lady

What is school-dinner lady the alternative spelling of?
School-dinner lady is the alternative spelling of school dinner lady.

Words near school-dinner lady in the dictionary

  1. school-aged
  2. school-ages
  3. school-butter
  4. school-cap
  5. school-dinner ladies
  6. school-dinner lady
  7. school-goer
  8. school-goers
  9. school-house
  10. school-houses
  11. school-leaver

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