redcap

[ red-kap ]

/ ˈrɛdˌkæp /

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noun

a baggage porter at a railroad station.

British Informal. a member of the military police.

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Origin of redcap

First recorded in 1530–40; red¹ + cap¹

Words nearby redcap

Redbridge, Red Brigades, redbud, redbug, red cabbage, redcap, Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland, red card, red carpet, red cedar

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How to use redcap in a sentence

And Little Redcap did so until the great trough was quite full.
Holiday Stories for Young People|Various
Mother Redcap was a great favourite with the sailor-men and had their entire confidence.
Recollections of Old Liverpool|A Nonagenarian
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
"I will be sure to take care," said Little Redcap to her mother, and gave her hand upon it.
Holiday Stories for Young People|Various

Then Little Redcap went cheerfully home and came to no harm.
Holiday Stories for Young People|Various

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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