Occupation | |
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Synonyms | cafeteria lady, dinner lady |
Occupation type | vocation |
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Competencies | food preparation |
Related jobs | cook |
Lunch lady, in Canada and the US, is a term for a woman who cooks and serves food in a school cafeteria. The equivalent term in the United Kingdom is dinner lady.[1] The role is also sometimes known as cafeteria lady. Sometimes, a lunch lady also patrols the school playgrounds during lunch breaks to help maintain order.