red-headed
Americanadjective
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having red hair, as a person.
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having a red head, as an animal, especially a bird.
adjective
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(of a person) having red hair
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(of an animal) having a red head
Etymology
Origin of red-headed
First recorded in 1555–65
Example Sentences
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Having the event in November will allow people to go all-out, said his performance partner Krizel Guiral, or "Zhel", dressed as Youko Kurama, the red-headed fox demon from the same Japanese manga and anime classic.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The manager, Scott Millward, had been escorting a "red-headed" external auditor when the remark was made on 13 August 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
The cover photo speaks a thousand words, about the length of Orlean’s first assignment for an alt-weekly newspaper in Oregon: The red-headed author leans forward laughing as she steers a green go-kart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
The red-headed fairy cackles, “Your hard work didn’t pay off!”
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
‘He a red-headed man,’ he said when he had finished.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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