redcap
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
British Informal. a member of the military police.
Origin of redcap
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How to use redcap in a sentence
The ticket sellers, the loitering aviators, even the black-faced redcaps somehow appeared to fit into a perfect picture.
Gypsy Flight | Roy J. SnellThe redcaps seized the luggage, and Hawksley and his bride followed them through the gate.
The Drums Of Jeopardy | Harold MacGrathAnd you'll certainly need some help if you're traveling with a youngster in these days of overworked train crews and few redcaps.
If Your Baby Must Travel in Wartime | United States Department of Labor, Children's Bureau
British Dictionary definitions for redcap
/ (ˈrɛdˌkæp) /
British informal a military police officer
US and Canadian a porter at an airport or station
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