redcoat
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redcoat
- /ˈɹɛdˌkoʊt/ US
Where it comes from
Bahuvrihi compound of red + coat.
noun redcoats · red coat · red-coat
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A British soldier (stemming from the military uniform of British infantry since the 17th century).
The street sounds to the soldiers’ tread, / And out we troop to see: / A single redcoat turns his head, / He turns and looks at me.
Similar: lobsterback
- A member of the entertainment staff at Butlin's holiday camps in the United Kingdom, who wear red blazers. The series ran from 1980 until 1988, and won a BAFTA for Best Comedy Series in 1984. It was based on Perry’s experiences working as a Redcoat in Butlins.
- A fox. Hurriedly he made his way around one end of the pond to the spot where he had first sighted the redcoat.
verb redcoats · redcoating · redcoated · red coat · red-coat
- To work as a redcoat (Butlin's entertainer).
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