meter maid
noun
: a woman assigned by a police or traffic department to write tickets for parking violations
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But the bullcrap meter maids may not be swayed by Hurd’s argument, in an era where outrage motivates voters more than optimism.
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Grace Segers, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
Poehler voiced two main characters on the show: Duncan, an average 15-year-old boy always one step away from making a good decision, and his mom, Annie, a meter maid with aspirations of being a detective.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 1 July 2022
Linny also bought and refurbished a 1973 Cushman, a three-wheeled vehicle previously used for meter maid patrols.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2020
In 2013, the city of Keene, New Hampshire, sued a group of meter maids, there called the Robin Hoods.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2020
Jan opened it to find three people standing on the porch: Two police officers and a meter maid.
—Gina Barton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2017
The meter maid took the children into another room.
—Gina Barton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2017
Eerily enough, a meter maid rolled by asking about a car that had been parked in front of the Coopers' house for two days — one that ostensibly belonged to Chic's creepy (and now very dead) acquaintance.
—Brianna Wiest, Teen Vogue, 8 Feb. 2018
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Grace Segers, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
Poehler voiced two main characters on the show: Duncan, an average 15-year-old boy always one step away from making a good decision, and his mom, Annie, a meter maid with aspirations of being a detective.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 1 July 2022
Linny also bought and refurbished a 1973 Cushman, a three-wheeled vehicle previously used for meter maid patrols.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2020
In 2013, the city of Keene, New Hampshire, sued a group of meter maids, there called the Robin Hoods.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2020
Jan opened it to find three people standing on the porch: Two police officers and a meter maid.
—Gina Barton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2017
The meter maid took the children into another room.
—Gina Barton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2017
Eerily enough, a meter maid rolled by asking about a car that had been parked in front of the Coopers' house for two days — one that ostensibly belonged to Chic's creepy (and now very dead) acquaintance.
—Brianna Wiest, Teen Vogue, 8 Feb. 2018
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“Meter maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meter%20maid. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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