staffroom
noun [C] /ˈstɑːf.rʊm/ /-ruːm/
/ˈstæf-/ Definition
› a room in a school that is for the use of the teachers when they are not teaching: figurative The government proposal to test 14-year-olds has been causing controversy in the staffroom (= among teachers).RoomsSchools in general
(Definition of staffroom noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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