redcoat

[ red-koht ]

/ ˈrɛdˌkoʊt /

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Definition of redcoat

noun

(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.

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Origin of redcoat

First recorded in 1510–20; red¹ + coat

Words nearby redcoat

Red China, red clay, Redcloud Peak, red clover, red cluster pepper, redcoat, red cod, red coral, red corpuscle, red count, Red Crescent

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How to use redcoat in a sentence

But, wont the redcoat wonder why the cider isnt brought into the room and given to him there?
The Dare Boys in Virginia|Stephen Angus Cox
Just as one of the aids was about to strike the colonel with his saber, a trooper came up and disabled the redcoat's arm.
Hero Stories from American History|Albert F. Blaisdell
The redcoat ducked but the Dubliner lifted him with a left hook, the body punch being a fine one.
Ulysses|James Joyce
In particular, the book uses reconnoiter and reconnoitre, and both redcoat and red-coat.
With the Swamp Fox|James Otis

No sooner was the redcoat lover gone awhile than, as Miss Chew declared, Darthea put off mourning for the absent.
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker|S. Weir Mitchell

British Dictionary definitions for redcoat

redcoat

/ (ˈrɛdˌkəʊt) /

noun

(formerly) a British soldier

Word Origin for redcoat

C16: from the colour of the uniform jacket

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