divorcée

noun

di·​vor·​cée də-ˌvȯr-ˈsā How to pronounce divorcée (audio) -ˈsē How to pronounce divorcée (audio)
-ˈvȯr-ˌsā
: a divorced woman

Examples of divorcée in a Sentence

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Her client base spans well beyond divorcees. Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 Her character was a divorcee living among four couples in a cul-de-sac in a coastal Los Angeles suburb. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 Without that commitment, the divorcee might not have been eligible for a new organ. Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026 Now Davenport and her fiance, both Black divorcees with two children each, have been together for four years. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026 Now Davenport and her fiance, both Black divorcees with two children each, have been together for four years. Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026 There would be some updates—instead of a spinster, my protagonist, Clemence Lathbury, is a divorcee. Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026 The subjects are teachers, nurses, business owners, an author, professional singers, retirees, mothers, grandmothers, wives, divorcees, cancer or trauma survivors and more. Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025 Finally, extras are needed to portray divorcees at the restaurant. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from feminine of divorcé, past participle of divorcer to divorce, from Middle French divorse

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of divorcée was in 1813

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“Divorcée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divorc%C3%A9e. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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divorcée

noun
di·​vor·​cée də-ˌvōr-ˈsā How to pronounce divorcée (audio) -ˌvȯr- How to pronounce divorcée (audio)
-ˈsē
: a divorced woman
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