lollipop lady

noun

British, informal

: a female crossing guard who carries a lollipop sign (see lollipop sense 3)

She had been ever-present at St Mary's Primary School over the past 11 years, serving as a teaching assistant and dinner lady as well as a lollipop lady.

—James Franklin, Daily Echo, 3 Dec. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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