Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinner man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.74 in modern English

Syllables: din-ner -man
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man employed to serve food in a school or work canteen.

British usage; Informal

Etymology

Based on dinner lady. This was traditionally a female occupation.

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

dinner men (plural)

Questions

What does dinner man mean?: A man employed to serve food in a school or work canteen.
Where does dinner man come from?: Based on dinner lady. This was traditionally a female occupation.

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