Comfort Woman (Noun)
Meaning
A woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- A ceremony was held to honor the comfort women who had suffered during the war.
- In the documentary, several comfort women shared their heartbreaking stories.
- The museum exhibit offered a glimpse into the lives of comfort women during World War II.
- Korea demanded an official apology for the use of comfort women during the war.
- She was kidnapped and sold to a brothel as a comfort woman at the age of 17.