policewoman

noun

po·​lice·​wom·​an pə-ˈlēs-ˌwu̇-mən How to pronounce policewoman (audio)
: a woman who is a member of a police force

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In Andrea Gets a Divorce, hope turns into a whole set of emotions as a countryside policewoman yearning for a promotion faces a moral quandary after accidentally killing her soon-to-be-ex in a hit-and-run accident. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025 But once there, an overly law – abiding British policewoman drags him deep down into the mysterious disappearance of a foreign billionaire, and the most complicated case of murders in his entire career. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025 One of the first images that spread widely from that day was of a police vehicle coming under machine-gun fire, an attack that injured a policeman and policewoman. Yaakov Lappin, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024 Boyd’s meeting with the policewoman, Acosta, bugged me as well. Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for policewoman

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of policewoman was in 1853

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“Policewoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/policewoman. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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policewoman

noun
po·​lice·​wom·​an pə-ˈlē-ˌswu̇m-ən How to pronounce policewoman (audio)
: a woman who is a police officer

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