"redcoat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-redcoat.ogg [Australia] Forms: redcoats [plural]
Etymology: Bahuvrihi compound of red + coat. Etymology templates: {{com|en|red|coat}} red + coat Head templates: {{en-noun}} redcoat (plural redcoats)
  1. (historical) A British soldier. Tags: historical Synonyms (British soldier): lobsterback
    Sense id: en-redcoat-en-noun-v4dXzbgV Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 23 34 2 41 Disambiguation of 'British soldier': 95 5 0
  2. A member of the entertainment staff at Butlin's holiday camps in the United Kingdom, who wear red blazers. Categories (place): United Kingdom
    Sense id: en-redcoat-en-noun-t~vLn-1q Disambiguation of United Kingdom: 13 55 1 31 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 23 34 2 41
  3. (slang) A fox. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-redcoat-en-noun-5YpJv8HU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: red coat, red-coat

Verb

Audio: En-au-redcoat.ogg [Australia] Forms: redcoats [present, singular, third-person], redcoating [participle, present], redcoated [participle, past], redcoated [past]
Etymology: Bahuvrihi compound of red + coat. Etymology templates: {{com|en|red|coat}} red + coat Head templates: {{en-verb}} redcoat (third-person singular simple present redcoats, present participle redcoating, simple past and past participle redcoated)
  1. To work as a redcoat, in Butlin's. Also capital Redcoat Categories (lifeform): Foxes
    Sense id: en-redcoat-en-verb-v9IY2xps Disambiguation of Foxes: 8 23 27 43 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, American Revolution Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 23 34 2 41 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 39 0 51 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 35 1 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 36 1 55 Disambiguation of American Revolution: 8 23 0 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: red coat, red-coat

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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