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lollypop lady
the person who holds up the stop sign at school crossings: The lollypop lady helps kids cross the road when children go to school. Also, lollypop man.
Contributor's comments: We had lollypop men at Alstonville, NSW.
Contributor's comments: We use this one in Coffs Harbour. The council workers who direct traffic around roadworks are generally lollypop men.
Contributor's comments: Common usage here in SE Qld, in spite of the official push for (I think) "crossing supervisor".
Contributor's comments: I first heard "Lollipop Lady" while living in London in the early 1970s. Much later, when volunteers took up similar duties in Sydney, the term was applied to them.