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a female member of a police or traffic department responsible for issuing tickets for parking violations.[1955-60, Amer.]
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meter maid
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meter maid — n AmE old fashioned a woman whose job is to make sure that cars are not parked illegally British Equivalent: traffic warden … Dictionary of contemporary English
meter maid — meter ,maid noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL a woman whose job is to check that cars are parked legally. British traffic warden … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
meter maid — ☆ meter maid n. a woman employed by a police traffic department to issue tickets for illegal or overtime parking, jaywalking, etc … English World dictionary
meter maid — noun policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets • Hypernyms: ↑police matron, ↑policewoman * * * noun : a female member of a police force who is assigned to write tickets for parking violations * * * a female member of a police or… … Useful english dictionary
meter maid — noun a) A female meter attendant: a female public servant tasked with enforcing the use of parking meters. b) A meter attendant of either gender … Wiktionary
meter maid — me′ter maid n. law gov a woman who is a member of a police or traffic department that issues parking tickets • Etymology: 1955–60, amer … From formal English to slang
meter maid — noun Date: 1957 a woman assigned by a police or traffic department to write tickets for parking violations … New Collegiate Dictionary
meter maid — n. policewoman who writes tickets for parking violations … English contemporary dictionary
meter maid — noun (C) AmE a woman whose job is to make sure that cars are not parked in the wrong place or for longer than is allowed; traffic warden BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
meter maid — /ˈmitə meɪd/ (say meetuh mayd) noun 1. British Colloquial a female traffic warden. 2. an attractive young woman employed at a holiday resort to put coins in the parking meters of visiting motorists …
