cafeteria staff

School meal workers

The people who work in a cafeteria—preparing food, serving meals, operating registers, and cleaning up.

In schools, cafeteria staff often become familiar faces to students: The cafeteria staff always saved me an extra roll.

Also called lunch ladies or cafeteria workers, though staff is the neutral collective term.

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Casual roadside eateries

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Those who manage educational institutions

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Those governing educational institutions

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G