redcoat
US/ˈɹɛdˌkoʊt/
redcoat noun: a British soldier (stemming from the military uniform of British infantry since the 17th century).
Noun
redcoat (plural redcoats)
- 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.1896, A[lfred] E[dward] Housman, “[Poem] XXII”, in A Shropshire Lad, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, The Bodley Head, published 1906, →OCLC, stanza 1, page 32
- He did not come in the dawning; he did not come at noon; / And out o' the tawny sunset, before the rise o' the moon, / When the road was a gypsy's ribbon, looping the purple moor, / A red-coat troop came marching— / Marching—marching— / King George's men came marching, up to the old inn-door.1906 August, Alfred Noyes, “The Highwayman”, in Poems, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, →OCLC, part 2, stanza I, pages 48–49
- Synonyms:
- 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.2013 May 16, Mirror News
- A fox.
- Hurriedly he made his way around one end of the pond to the spot where he had first sighted the redcoat.1947, Pennsylvania Game News, page 30
Verb
redcoat (third-person singular simple present redcoats, present participle redcoating, simple past and past participle redcoated)
- To work as a redcoat (Butlin's entertainer).
redcoat meaning in Tamil
redcoat in Tamil
- பிரிட்டன் நாட்டுப் படைவீரன்
Synonyms of redcoat
Forms of redcoat
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | redcoats |
| alternative form | red coat |
| alternative form | red-coat |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | redcoats |
| present participle | redcoating |
| past participle | redcoated |
| past | redcoated |
Origin of redcoat
Bahuvrihi compound of red + coat.
Questions about redcoat
- What does redcoat mean?
- Redcoat means a British soldier (stemming from the military uniform of British infantry since the 17th century).
- What is redcoat in Tamil?
- Redcoat in Tamil is பிரிட்டன் நாட்டுப் படைவீரன். See Redcoat meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is redcoat?
- Redcoat can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce redcoat?
- Redcoat is pronounced /ˈɹɛdˌkoʊt/ (US).
- What is the plural of redcoat?
- The plural of redcoat is redcoats.
Words near redcoat in the dictionary
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