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Definition of Meter maid
1. Noun. Policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets.
Definition of Meter maid
1. Noun. A female meter attendant: a female public servant tasked with enforcing the use of parking meters. ¹
2. Noun. (context: derogatory) A meter attendant of either gender. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meter Maid
Literary usage of Meter maid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Little Book of Boston Parking Horrors by Michael Silverstein (2002)
"Some $15 Misunderstandings For a long time I had this running battle with a meter
maid. I would park in a loading zone I knew was legal. ..."
2. A Departure from the Script: A Novel by Rochelle Hollander Schwab (2002)
"It was just my luck that the meter maid was sticking a ticket under my windshield
wipers as I panted up to my car. She gave me a triumphant smirk as she ..."
3. Protecting America's Youth in a Modern Economy: Child Labor in the United edited by Mike DeWine (2001)
"... fearful that the oversight of their operations is being conducted with almost
like a meter maid mentality have curtailed their employment of teenagers. ..."