policewoman

[ puh-lees-woom-uhn ]

/ pəˈlisˌwʊm ən /

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noun, plural po·lice·wom·en.

a female member of a police force or body.

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Origin of policewoman

First recorded in 1850–55; police + -woman

usage note for policewoman

See -woman.

Words nearby policewoman

police reporter, police state, police station, police village, police wagon, policewoman, policier, policlinic, policy, policyholder, policy loan

How to use policewoman in a sentence

A policewoman was shot dead this morning while law enforcement searched for the Charlie Lebdo killers.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Acting as a moral policewoman, she busted the couples on camera—on a Pakistani TV channel called Samaa.
When the Killer Is a Mother: The Tragedy of Three Murdered Teens in Canada|Asra Q. Nomani|February 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One cell is suspected of killing 10 people since 2000, nine immigrants and a policewoman.
Extending the German Ban on ‘Mein Kampf’ Does More Harm Than Good|Andrew Nagorski|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Murdoch praised the courage and poise of a young policewoman who arrived first on the scene with a male colleague.
Australia’s Collar-Bomb Hoax|David Leser|August 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST

"I was even with my husband one time when a policewoman gave me a warning about bad hijab," she says.
Iran’s Hardline Fashion Police|Babak Dehghanpisheh|June 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Elisaveta felt uncomfortably unclean after she had passed through the policewoman's paws.
The Created Legend|Feodor Sologub
Young man, if this were a performance, you would be dealt with by our aesthetic policewoman.
The Harlequinade|Dion Clayton Calthrop
She pulled up the anchor, but this time the policewoman did the rowing, and she rowed well.
Missing at Marshlands|Cleo Garis
Policewoman McLine is the only one that I could say that was definitely there.
Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The Policewoman reported that she was given every courtesy and assistance by both police and railway officials.
Women and War Work|Helen Fraser