divorcée
Americannoun
noun
Gender
See fiancée.
Etymology
Origin of divorcée
First recorded in 1805–15; from French divorcée, feminine of divorcé; see origin at divorcé
Example Sentences
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Annie, a recent divorcée and, at best, a casual Boy Talk follower as a teenager, reluctantly agreed to accompany her younger sister, Katherine, on the cruise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
She suggests he keep a horse, explaining that she doesn’t want to end up a widow or divorcée.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
He married Pauline Mullins, a divorcée with two children, in 1959.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
Solène is a 39-year-old gallerist in Los Angeles, who's also a recent divorcée and a mother to a teenager.
From Salon ● May 7, 2024
The divorcée married a Mr. Phillips, and dying without surviving issue, the estates passed to a distant branch of her family.
From Notes and Queries, Number 27, May 4, 1850 by Various
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