field wife

noun

A woman taken as a lover by a man in the military, during a period of military action.

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Meanings

nounfield wife (plural field wives)

plural field wives

  1. euphemisticA woman taken as a lover by a man in the military, during a period of military action.
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APA

field wife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20wife

MLA

“field wife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20wife. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “field wife,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20wife.

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