redcap

[ red-kap ]
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noun
  1. a baggage porter at a railroad station.

  2. British Informal. a member of the military police.

Origin of redcap

1
First recorded in 1530–40; red1 + cap1

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British Dictionary definitions for redcap

redcap

/ (ˈrɛdˌkæp) /


noun
  1. British informal a military police officer

  2. US and Canadian a porter at an airport or station

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