divorcée

American

[dih-vawr-sey, -see, -vohr-, -vawr-sey, -vohr-] / dɪ vɔrˈseɪ, -ˈsi, -voʊr-, -ˈvɔr seɪ, -ˈvoʊr- /

Or divorcee

noun

a divorced woman.

divorcée British

/ dɪvɔːˈsiː /

noun

a person, esp a woman, who has been divorced

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Gender

See fiancée.

Etymology

Origin of divorcée

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

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