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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer proper noun: a legendary reindeer with a nose that glows red, the subject of a comic Christmas song; often added among Santa Claus's reindeer as the leading one.

Proper noun (1)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (plural Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers)

  1. A legendary reindeer with a nose that glows red, the subject of a comic Christmas song; often added among Santa Claus's reindeer as the leading one.
    • In the yards of the houses, the pink flamingos were eclipsed by huge plastic Santa Clauses and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers, their red noses tinting the shadows on the snow rose red, and on the roof ridges of every other house, Santa Claus and his sleigh had landed weeks earlier.1989, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, Buffalo Afternoon, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 513
    • The only buildings on the street across from the Yellow Panda were an abandoned warehouse and a lonely souvenir stand, also closed until tourist season, its carved Smokey the Bears and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers looking like lost Christmas decorations in the rain.1997, Roger L[ichtenberg] Simon, The Lost Coast, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 194
    Synonyms:
    Rudolph

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer (plural Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeers)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
    • ‘Show us some . . . ’ the little girl screwed up her face, to squeeze out a problem that would detain her, ‘ . . . some Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeers.’1979, Ramsey Campbell, The Face That Must Die, Star Books, →ISBN, page 28
    • She examined the wrapping. “Will you look at that! Teeny little Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeers all over it.[…]”1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 213

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer meaning in Persian and Vietnamese

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in Persian

the red-nosed reindeer
رودولف گوزن بینی قرمز rudolf gavazn bini qermez, رودولف rudolf

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in Vietnamese

the red-nosed reindeer
Tuần lộc Rudolph Mũi đỏ

Examples of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in a sentence

  • Window cling-ons are the same kind you see at Christmas time, with cute Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers and Frosty the Snow Mans on them.2003, Tiffany Lambert, Restaurant Promotion and Publicity: For Just a Few Dollars a Day, Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc., →ISBN, page 98:
  • Light posts, storefronts and other businesses were lined with garlands of silver, gold, green and red; as well as the occasional Santa Claus and more than a few Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers.2008, William Pepper, In the St. Nick of Time, Carnival of Glee Creations, →ISBN, page 10:
  • These days, you see more of those giant inflatable Frosty the Snowmen and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers.2014, Greg Laurie, Red: The Color of Christmas, 15 Favorite Christmas Messages, Allen David Books, →ISBN, page 307:
  • You’d go mad this time of year with all the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers going on.2019, Alison Roberts, Single Dad in Her Stocking, Harlequin, →ISBN:

Synonyms of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Forms of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

pluralRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers
alternative formRudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
pluralRudolph the Red-nosed Reindeers

Questions about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

What does Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer mean?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer means a legendary reindeer with a nose that glows red, the subject of a comic Christmas song; often added among Santa Claus's reindeer as the leading one.
What is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in Persian?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in Persian is رودولف گوزن بینی قرمز (rudolf gavazn bini qermez), رودولف (rudolf). See Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer meaning in Persian.
How do you use Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in a sentence?
Window cling-ons are the same kind you see at Christmas time, with cute Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers and Frosty the Snow Mans on them.
What part of speech is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a proper noun.

Words near Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in the dictionary

  1. Rudoi
  2. Rudok
  3. Rudolf
  4. Rudolfine
  5. Rudolph
  6. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeers
  8. Rudolphine
  9. Rudolphine Tables
  10. Rudong
  11. rudosol

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