redcap

[ red-kap ]

/ ˈrɛdˌkæp /

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noun

a baggage porter at a railroad station.

British Informal. a member of the military police.

Nearby words

redbrick, redbrick university, redbridge, redbud, redbug, redcap, redcar, redcar and cleveland, redcloud peak, redcoat, redcurrant

Origin of redcap

First recorded in 1530–40; red¹ + cap¹

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Examples from the Web for redcap

Redcap is a popular appellation of that class of spirits which haunt old castles.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border Volume III (of 3)|Walter Scott
Redcap was hauling her trawl when without any warning shrapnel burst on board.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone
Well I went into the railway station and the redcap took the beast and tried to steer him through the crowd.
Third Warning|Roy J. Snell
Every castle had its tale of Redcap, the sly spirit, or of the woman of the hairy hand.
The Gold Of Fairnilee|Andrew Lang

She was followed by a redcap carrying a lovely little Russia leather bag.
Abroad at Home|Julian Street

British Dictionary definitions for redcap

redcap

/ (ˈrɛdˌkæp) /

noun

British informal a military police officer

US and Canadian a porter at an airport or station

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Word Origin and History for redcap

redcap

"porter at a railroad station," 1914, American English, from red (adj.1) + cap (n.). Earlier it was the name of the goldfinch, a type of hen, and a long-toothed spectre in Scottish castles.

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