Wac
1
9.5
- noun
- /wæk/
- Archaic
- During World War II, many women proudly served as WACs in the United States Army.
Examples
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A Wac?
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- I'm not a WAC.
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'And, there was a Wac by my side.'
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"You have to be a member of the WAC to access our database.
Fiction book (1999) -
"A friend from the Hormel Girls had played in an Army WAC Band during World War II.
Academic text (2015) -
In 20 or 30 years, maybe you have a MWC/WAC type split.
Blog text (25) -
He clearly has all kinds of potential to be a force in the WAC.
Blog text (18) -
General, about this Wac.
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Jada could not see all the magnificent hair; however, because Rosanne's WAC visor cap covered most of it.
Fiction book (1993) -
Madelyn Doyle-- I served in the wacs with Paula.
Synonyms
7
3.7
A woman who serves in the army or navy
2
5.0
A woman who serves in the military but is not an officer
2
4.3
A woman who works in the army or navy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Wac = W + A + C
This is an initialism (W/A/C from 'Women’s Army Corps'), not formed from productive English morphemes, so knowing the component letters does not allow a learner to derive the meaning.
Etymology
Wac comes from the letters WAC, which stand for the Women's Army Corps, meaning the 'women's branch of the Army'. So a Wac is a woman who served in that part of the United States Army during World War II.