policewoman

[puh-lees-woom-uhn]

noun

plural

policewomen 

1. a female member of a police force or body.

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of policewoman¹

First recorded in 1850–55; police + -woman

Example Sentences

My auntie was a policewoman and my mum was a maths teacher, so Tough by name, tough by nature.

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"The policewoman told us we needed to get out straight away, and in the space of 10 minutes, we got the kids dressed, we grabbed the nearest things that we could find."

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"You want to be a policewoman you can come if you want," he is said to have told her.

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Coulibaly – who was then shot dead by police – had killed a policewoman the day before.

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At every turn, these policewomen are underestimated and undermined in equal measure by the men who’ve created their police pilot program as a mere publicity stunt.

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