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

Examples of policewoman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Boyd’s meeting with the policewoman, Acosta, bugged me as well. Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 However, upon her arrival, the brewing political unrest and violent protests throw her off course, compelling her to seek help from Mamata, a local Madhesi policewoman. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024 At every turn, these policewomen are underestimated and undermined in equal measure by the men who’ve created their police pilot program as a mere publicity stunt. Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 On December 17, 2010, a policewoman confiscated the unlicensed vegetable cart of a twenty-six-year-old street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, in the small Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid. Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2011 See all Example Sentences for policewoman 

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Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 31 Oct. 2024.

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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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