noun
Obsolete term for a female police officer; modern Japanese uses 女性警察官 instead.
See also: 女性警察官
戦前は婦人警察官という呼び方が使われていた。
Before the war, the term 婦人警察官 was used.
Modern, standard term for a female police officer; 婦人警察官 is obsolete.
Compound of 婦人 (woman) + 警察官 (police officer). The term is now obsolete, replaced by 女性警察官.