divorcée

noun

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

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Her client base spans well beyond divorcees. — Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 3 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 See All Example Sentences for divorcée

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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divorced from reality
divorcée
divorcement
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“Divorcée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divorc%C3%A9e. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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