meter maid

Alternative forms

 * meter-maid

Noun

 * 1) A female meter attendant: a female public servant tasked with enforcing the use of parking meters.
 * 2)  A meter attendant of either gender.
 * 1)  A meter attendant of either gender.
 * 1)  A meter attendant of either gender.

Usage notes

 * This term is frequently taken as derogatory, even when used in reference to a woman. A more neutral term is, which is the term found in the United States Department of Labor Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

Synonyms

 * grey ghost
 * meter attendant
 * parking enforcement officer
 * parking inspector
 * traffic warden

Translations

 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ; pysäköinnintarkastaja
 * German:
 * Swedish: