redhead

American  

[red-hed] / ˈrɛdˌhɛd /

noun

1. a person having red hair.

2. an American diving duck, Aythya americana, the male of which has a bright chestnut-red head. heads.

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redhead British  

/ ˈrɛdˌhɛd /

noun

1. a person with red hair

2. a diving duck, Aythya americana , of North America, the male of which has a grey-and-black body and a reddish-brown head

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Etymology

Origin of redhead

First recorded in 1655–65; red ¹ + head

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Example Sentences

“To vote for the redhead,” quipped Santilli, who has a full head of red hair, “you have to vote for the bald guy.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Cooper were a woman, would she be a redhead?

From Los Angeles Times

Like many other North Korean prisoners, Mr Ahn too was labelled a "redhead", a reference to his communist sympathies, and he struggled to find a proper job.

From BBC

Sometimes she was “the redhead,” sometimes “the icy blond.”

From Los Angeles Times

Walt Disney took his own liberties, experimentally drafting the raven-haired beauty as both a redhead and a blond, and individualizing the dwarfs.

From Los Angeles Times