divorcée

or di·vor·cee

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

/ dɪ vɔrˈseɪ, -ˈsi, -voʊr-, -ˈvɔr seɪ, -ˈvoʊr- /

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Origin of divorcée

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

usage note for divorcée

See fiancée.

Words nearby divorcée

divisiveness, divisor, divo, divorce, divorce court, divorcée, divorcement, divorce mill, divot, divulgate, divulge

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How to use divorcée in a sentence

A divorcée with three sons, she owned a wine and cheese business in New Orleans before Christie’s Auction House hired her to start a wine department in North America.
Missing jewels and art: A lawsuit against a retired professor is ruffling the well-to-do from Georgetown to Newport, R.I.|Paul Schwartzman|January 18, 2022|Washington Post
Cut it down to one sentence, and then “rehearse it until it’s memorized,” Fagan says, perhaps with a fellow divorcée.
Why divorcing young feels so hard, and what to do about it|Angela Haupt|January 18, 2022|Washington Post
In 25 years of practice, she has seen many young divorcées — and says that the fear of what others will think often causes her clients to delay the inevitable.
Why divorcing young feels so hard, and what to do about it|Angela Haupt|January 18, 2022|Washington Post
Reno, Nevada, was famous for its ranches filled with recent divorcées as far back as the 1930s.
Herd Community: Modern-Day Ranching|Sean Culligan|July 2, 2021|Ozy

Smart later triumphed, though, with back-to-back Emmys in 2000 and 2001 for her recurring guest-star role on “Frasier” as Lana Gardner, Frasier’s high school crush who resurfaces in his adult life as a beautiful divorcée.
‘Hacks’ delivers what audiences didn’t know they needed: Jean Smart in a starring role|Ashley Fetters|June 11, 2021|Washington Post
In 2007, the couple divorced, making Solange a 20-year-old divorcee with a 3-year-old son.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Solange, the Woman at the Center of the Jay Z Slapfest|Kevin Fallon|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now every Long Island divorcee thinks she can come and be a sculptor.
The Second Life of San Miguel de Allende|Michele Willens|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jorge Barahona married divorcee Carmen Armesto in Coral Gables, Florida, in 1996.
Florida's Horrific Child Murder|Jacqui Goddard|February 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I learned that no older woman was in the party with Elizabeth, but a young divorcee and the several men who seemed past forty.
Polly's Southern Cruise|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
She was magnificently a specimen of the illiterate divorcee of forty made up to look thirty, clever, and alluring.
Main Street|Sinclair Lewis
But we are more struck with the appalling fidelity of the following scene in a tale named the Divorcee.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
Each tenant was the peer in imperturbability of a male divorcee in Connecticut, digging clams to earn alimony.
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle
Mr. Britt told him he'll be sure to love me more than ever as soon as I become a guileless divorcee.
The Man From Brodney's|George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for divorcée

divorcée

/ (dɪvɔːˈsiː) /

noun

a person, esp a woman, who has been divorced

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