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policewoman

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A female police officer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, law-enforcement

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a woman policeman

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: police matron

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: policeman, police officer, officer

Narrower terms: meter maid

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English police Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English policewoman From police + -woman.

Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: polisievrou — a female police officer
  • Arabic: شُرْطِيَّة (šurṭiyya) — a female police officer
  • Belarusian: паліцэ́йская (palicéjskaja) — a female police officer
  • Belarusian: міліцыя́нтка (milicyjántka) — a female police officer
  • Belarusian: паліцыя́нтка (palicyjántka) — a female police officer
  • Bulgarian: полица́йка (policájka) — a female police officer
  • Burmese: ရဲမေ (rai:me) — a female police officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 女警官 (nǚ jǐngguān) — a female police officer
  • Czech: policistka — a female police officer
  • Danish: politikvinde — a female police officer
  • Dutch: politievrouw — a female police officer
  • Dutch: politieagente — a female police officer
  • Dutch: agente — a female police officer
  • Esperanto: policistino — a female police officer
  • Ewe: kpovitɔnyɔnu — a female police officer
  • Finnish: naispoliisi — a female police officer
  • French: policière — a female police officer
  • German: Polizistin — a female police officer
  • German: Polizeibeamtin — a female police officer
  • German: Polizeifrau — a female police officer
  • Greek: αστυνομικίνα (astynomikína) — a female police officer
  • Hebrew: שׁוֹטֶרֶת (shotéret) — a female police officer
  • Hungarian: rendőrnő — a female police officer
  • Icelandic: lögreglukona — a female police officer
  • Irish: bangharda — a female police officer
  • Italian: poliziotta — a female police officer
  • Japanese: 女性警官 (josei keikan) — a female police officer
  • Japanese: 婦警 (fukei) — a female police officer
  • Korean: 여자 경찰관 (yeoja gyeongchalgwan) — a female police officer
  • Korean: 녀자 경찰관 (nyeoja gyeongchalgwan) — a female police officer
  • Latin: denuntiatrix — a female police officer
  • Lithuanian: policininkė — a female police officer
  • Luxembourgish: Polizistin — a female police officer
  • Macedonian: полицајка (policajka) — a female police officer
  • Macedonian: милицајка (milicajka) — a female police officer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: politikvinne — a female police officer
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: politikvinne — a female police officer
  • Polish: policjantka — a female police officer
  • Portuguese: polícia — a female police officer
  • Portuguese: policial — a female police officer
  • Romanian: polițistă — a female police officer
  • Romanian: femeie-polițist — a female police officer
  • Russian: полице́йская (policéjskaja) — a female police officer
  • Russian: же́нщина-полице́йский (žénščina-policéjskij) — a female police officer
  • Russian: сотру́дница поли́ции (sotrúdnica polícii) — a female police officer
  • Serbo-Croatian: полѝца̄јка — a female police officer
  • Serbo-Croatian: polìcājka — a female police officer
  • Slovak: policajtka — a female police officer
  • Slovene: policistka — a female police officer
  • Lower Sorbian: policistka — a female police officer
  • Sotho: lepolesa — a female police officer
  • Spanish: policía — a female police officer
  • Spanish: agente — a female police officer
  • Spanish: agente de policía — a female police officer
  • Sranan Tongo: umaskowtu — a female police officer
  • Swedish: poliskvinna — a female police officer
  • Thai: ตํารวจหญิง (tamruat ying) — a female police officer
  • Turkish: polis — a female police officer
  • Turkish: kadın polis — a female police officer
  • Ukrainian: поліція́нтка (policijántka) — a female police officer
  • Ukrainian: поліце́йська (policéjsʹka) — a female police officer
  • Ukrainian: поліца́йка (policájka) — a female police officer
  • Vietnamese: nữ cảnh sát — a female police officer
  • Volapük: jipoldan — a female police officer
  • Yiddish: פּאָליציסטין (politsistin) — a female police officer
  • Yiddish: פּאָליציאַנטקע (politsyantke) — a female police officer