meter maid

noun

: a woman assigned by a police or traffic department to write tickets for parking violations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Poehler voiced two main characters on the show: Duncan, an average 15-year-old boy always one step away from making a good decision, and his mom, Annie, a meter maid with aspirations of being a detective. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 1 July 2022 Linny also bought and refurbished a 1973 Cushman, a three-wheeled vehicle previously used for meter maid patrols. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2020 In 2013, the city of Keene, New Hampshire, sued a group of meter maids, there called the Robin Hoods. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2020 Jan opened it to find three people standing on the porch: Two police officers and a meter maid. Gina Barton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2017 The meter maid took the children into another room. Gina Barton, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2017 Eerily enough, a meter maid rolled by asking about a car that had been parked in front of the Coopers' house for two days — one that ostensibly belonged to Chic's creepy (and now very dead) acquaintance. Brianna Wiest, Teen Vogue, 8 Feb. 2018 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of meter maid was in 1957

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“Meter maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meter%20maid. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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