meter maid
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of meter maid
An Americanism dating back to 1955–60
Example Sentences
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He describes his job as being a meter maid.
From Salon
“We think it’s cute. They turned all the cops into meter maids,” he said as he filled his engine with oil.
From The Guardian
“People get out of your way because you’re driving a meter maid car,” she said.
From New York Times
Immediately as the second installment begins we are introduced to Justine Case, the younger version of Carmello’s character, who has been taken off meter maid duty to investigate the murder.
From New York Times
Business might be ground to a halt, but it takes more than a pandemic to stop the meter maid, apparently.
From Washington Times
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