divorcée

Or di·vor·cee

[dih-vawr-sey, -see, -vohr-, -vawr-sey, -vohr-]

noun

1. a divorced woman.

divorcée

/ dɪvɔːˈsiː /

noun

1. a person, esp a woman, who has been divorced

Gender Note

See fiancée.

Word History and Origins

Origin of divorcée¹

First recorded in 1805–15; from French divorcée, feminine of divorcé; divorcé

Example Sentences

Besides “House of David,” other Wonder Project offerings include originals like “Redemption,” a limited docuseries following Ohio State’s 2024 football season set to premiere on the service in October, a Christmas special hosted by Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman slated for December and the forthcoming contemporary scripted drama “It’s Not Like That,” starring Scott Foley as a widowed pastor and Erinn Hayes as a divorcee.

From Los Angeles Times

Since she’s also a Black American divorcee and a former actor, they can take their pick of other reasons to look down their noses, or select the “all of the above” option.

From Salon

Since she’s also a Black American divorcee and a former actor, they can take their pick of other reasons to look down their noses, or select the “all of the above” option.

From Salon

Rebecca No. 2 also wants a baby and doesn’t want to stop drinking, which means not bearing but instead fostering a child, which means enlisting Rebecca No. 1 in the effort, since the two are still legally married, and fostering as a single divorcee requires a minimum one-year legal separation.

From Los Angeles Times

Far more frightening is the prospect of life as a divorcee, which she can’t imagine.

From Salon