Lexic.us

Definition of Policewoman

1. Noun. A woman policeman.

Definition of Policewoman

1. Noun. A female police officer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Policewoman

1. [n -WOMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Policewoman

Literary usage of Policewoman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1920)
"THE policewoman AND THE GIRL PROBLEM Maude E. Miner, Secretary, New York Probation and Protective Association, New York The cartoons which have appeared in ..."

2. Careers for Women by Catherine Filene (1920)
"THE policewoman MINA C. VAN WINKLE Washington, DC Description of occupation A policewoman is really the protective worker with police power. ..."

3. Careers for Women by Catherine Filene (1920)
"THE policewoman MINA C. VAN WINKLE Washington, DC Description of occupation A policewoman is really the protective worker with police power. ..."

4. Drugs of Abuse (1996) edited by Carol Gibson (1996)
"A military policewoman on patrol, as depicted in the painting "Patrol Duty in Kuwait City" 25 Quote from Ibid. Mariam Isa, "Some Female Soldiers Want Out," ..."

5. Women and War Work by Helen Fraser (1918)
"A short time ago the Inspector of Policewomen in one of HM Factories was instructed by the authorities to send a policewoman to a distant town to fetch a ..."

6. Women and War Work by Helen Fraser (1918)
"A short time ago the Inspector of Policewomen in one of HM Factories was instructed by the authorities to send a policewoman to a distant town to fetch a ..."

7. The Springfield Survey: Study of Social Conditions in an American City by Shelby Millard Harrison, Russell Sage Foundation Dept. of Surveys and Exhibits, Springfield Survey Committee (Springfield, Ill.) (1916)
"t The recommendation for the appointment of a policewoman is not a radical innovation. A list of policewomen compiled in July, 1914, included the following: ..."

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