meter maid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of meter maid
An Americanism dating back to 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Mr. Caldwell, a native San Franciscan, first became acquainted with meter maid trucks in the mid-1980s.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2021
Ponch has sleuthing to do and doesn’t have time to play meter maid to all of Southern California.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2017
“Compared to a meter maid, where you’re being spat on all the time? I am not swinging a hammer.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2016
Probably not entirely, although there will likely be less need for the meter maid armies and Super Troopers that towns and states currently employ.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2016
He feared anyone in uniform: the meter maid giving out parking tickets, a museum guard approaching to tell him not to get too close to his favorite Goya.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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