redcoat

American  

[red-koht] / ˈrɛdˌkoʊt /

noun

1. (especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.

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redcoat British  

/ ˈrɛdˌkəʊt /

noun

1. (formerly) a British soldier

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Etymology

Origin of redcoat

First recorded in 1510–20; red ¹ + coat

Example Sentences

Together, they persuasively built that riveting argument that the American Revolution was not a simple battle between American colonists and British redcoats.

From Salon

It’s 1833 in Friel’s fictional small town, Ballybeg, where a sweet, putrid smell rising from the potato fields forebodes famine and an ingress of redcoats threatens to blight the local heritage.

From New York Times

Just weeks earlier, redcoats had burned the U.S.

From Seattle Times

In the background, U.S. soldiers in blue fight off invading British redcoats.

From Los Angeles Times

It began with callbacks to the darkest days of American history — to redcoats sacking a young nation’s capital and a legacy of racist violence it has long struggled to overcome.

From Washington Post