lunchroom

noun

lunch·​room ˈlənch-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

1

: luncheonette

2

: a room (as in a school) where lunches supplied on the premises or brought from home may be eaten

Examples of lunchroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The brutal September 2019 attack, which was captured on video, shows the moment when two teenage boys confronted Stolz in the school’s lunchroom, the statement says. —Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023

The cafeteria side stretched through to Fayette Street, while the main lunchroom faced the 300 block of E. Baltimore Street. —Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2023

Some people who had turned to outdoor activities during the pandemic — when it was thought to be safer — are pivoting back indoors with science projects and evening campfires made with the shadows of flashlights in large indoor gyms or lunchrooms. —Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Washington Post, 23 July 2023

At a recent employee advisory board meeting (held every four to six weeks), some employees complained that one of the microwaves in the lunchroom wasn’t working, cutting into their work time and slowing production. —Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 19 July 2023

Some school support personnel, such as custodians, lunchroom workers and bus drivers, could see a raise depending on their current hourly rate. —Tcrain, al, 7 June 2023

Students and staff lack adequate space as well as a gym, lunchroom and library. —Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2023

Two new Lunchable products will be available for school lunchrooms next year. —Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 13 Mar. 2023

When Sarah Marpell’s 5-year-old daughter came home from school and told her mom the lunchroom monitor called her a monkey, she was incensed. —Meg St-Esprit, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

lunchroom

noun

lunch·​room ˈlənch-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

1

: luncheonette

2

: a room (as in a school) where lunches may be eaten